C11L1 A Growing Economy

What economic activity was most widespread in the 1800s in America?

• Farming

• Journalism

• Military service

Due to its geography, the Industrial Revolution hit _____ first.

• Georgia

• Rhode Island

• New England

The heart of Industrial Revolution was ______.

• technology

• conspiracy

• community

Because farming was difficult in New England, more people were able to:

• abandon the town through the ports.

• learn new skills and jobs available in mills.

• riot and protest the Industrial Revolution.

One reason people were interested in mill work was:

• they were tired of harsh farm conditions.

• they wanted the consistent wages earned at a mill job.

• they wanted to travel the world.

Rivers and streams were important for:

• waterpower in industry and transporting resources.

• washing and rinsing the mechanical parts.

• training millworkers in aquatics.

Eli Whitney's invention of the _____ made it possible to quickly and efficiently process the seeds out of cotton lint.

• Cotton gin

• Cotton press

• Cotton sift

"Gin" in Cotton gin is short for ______.

• ginseng

• engine

• ginetics

The development of ______ greatly advanced the process of making and fixing mass-produced resources, such as muskets.

• interchangeable parts

• springs

• prototypes

A ____ protected an inventor after the first year of producing their new machine, making sure the inventor received rights and compensation for their design.

• law

• embargo

• patent