Webb-Industrial Revolution

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This invention made it possible for factories to be built anywhere.

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steam engine

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More immigrants settled in northern states than southern states because - the north had more farms, the south had smaller manufacturing centers

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the south had smaller manufacturing centers

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As the foreign-born population in the United States continued to grow with incoming immigrants during the Industrial Revolution, so did the -

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expansion of available labor

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The introduction of Eli Whitney's interchangeable parts led directly to the use of -

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mass production techniques

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Name the area of the United States where the Industrial Revolution began due to fast moving rivers, natural harbors, and lack of agriculture.

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Northeast

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The invention of the cotton gin increased the efficiency of cotton production and contributed to the expansion of the plantation system by -

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increasing the profitability of slavery

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This artificial waterway was built to connect New York City with the Great Lakes Region.

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Erie Canal

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Robert Fulton's invention, the Clermont, allowed passengers to travel upstream ushering in a new age of river travel. What invention is being described?

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steamboat

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Who's best known innovation (the telegraph) contributed to U.S. growth and development by enabling instantaneous long-distance transmission of communication?

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Samuel Morse

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One of the most significant economic effects of the War of 1812 was the development of U.S. manufacturing due to -

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the decrease of the supply of British goods