Unit 7: The North

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A time period when there was rapid growth in manufacturing and production.

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Industrial Revolution

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identical pieces that can be used to create goods quickly

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Interchangeable parts

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Who developed a faster harvesting machine called the reaper?

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Cyrus McCormick

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creator of a system that could spin thread and weave cloth in mills. The workers were usually young women who lived in boarding houses

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Francis Cabot Lowell

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Who improved the sewing machine and made them available with credit and service plans? Options: Cyrus McCormick, Eli Whitney, Francis Cabot Lowell, John Deere.

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Isaac Singer

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inventor who invented interchangeable parts to be used for weapons and other goods

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Eli Whitney

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designed a steel plow

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John Deere

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British inventor of the large spinning machine called the water frame which was powered by water.

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Richard Arkwright

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British mechanic who memorized the mill machines and brought the idea to America

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Samuel Slater

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first American to invent a steam engine train

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Peter Cooper