3. Growth of the Northeast

The Northeast had many (a)   , or bodies of water that boats can use.

(a)   rivers are rivers that are deep enough and wide enough for ships to use.

Workers build a (a)   or waterway dug across land.

People replaced machines powered by hand with new sources of power. This period is known as the (a)   Revolution.

A (a)   mil is a factory that uses machines to weave cloth.

The result was enormous (a)   growth, or growth of cities, in the region.

The immigrants first stop was (a)   Island, the nation's largest immigration center.

A (a)   area is a large city together with its suburbs.

A (a)   is an urban region formed when two or more metropolitan areas grow together.

(a)   in transportation and power helped cities in the Northeast grow and connect during the Industrial Revolution.