8th Grade US History Word Scramble
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The _________was the era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place. | Industrial Revolution |
is the freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation. | Free Enterprise |
________an economic system based on private property and free enterprise. | Capitalism |
The_________Gin was an invention by Eli Whitney that sped up the cleaning of cotton fibers and in effect, increased the need for slaves. | Cotton Gin |
The successful use of the ________ by Robert Fulton revolutionized transportation and trade in the United States. | steamboat |
Invented by ______________interchangeable parts are uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces. This invention greatly helped the growth of American industry | Eli Whitney |
_________steel process – the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel. It decreased the cost which allowed increase in steel production and work force. | Bessemer |
__________ increasedfarm productivity by allowing farmers to harvest grains faster than before. | Mechanical Reaper |
The __________ linked New York to the west. It provided new resources and lands and well as helped make New York a main commercial city. | Erie Canal |
The _________ was a campaign against the sale or drinking of alcohol. | Temperance Movement |
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