Impact of the First Industrial Revolution

Which invention was intended to reduce the need for slaves, but instead caused slavery to spread further west?

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Which invention increased the speed of transportation on boats and trains?

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Which invention increased the speed of communication across long distances?

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Which invention was used in textile mills and provided job opportunities for women and immigrants?

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Which invention was a man-made waterway built to allow farmers in the Midwest to ship goods to factories in the East?

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"I need a faster and less expensive way to get my grain from my farm in the Central Plains to the factories in New York."

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"I need a way to sail up the Mississippi River against the current so I can ship goods more quickly."

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"It takes more than 50 slaves to clean my cotton crops. I need a machine that will do the work more efficiently."

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"I need to send a message to my brother out west in a hurry. It can't take weeks to get to him."

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"I need a faster way to take the spools of cotton thread to mass produce fabric in my textile factories."

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