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What is a turnpike?

• A road built by the federal government

• A road that requires users to pay tolls

• A type of early automobile

• A canal connecting two bodies of water

What did the National Road connect?

• Maryland to Illinois

• New York to California

• Canada to Mexico

• The East Coast to the West Coast

What did the Erie Canal connect?

• The Mississippi River to the Great Lakes

• Lake Erie to the Hudson River

• The Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• Lake Michigan to Lake Huron

When did the Industrial Revolution begin in the United States?

• Around 1900

• Around 1600

• Around 1700

• Around 1800

Who built the nation's first water-powered textile mill in 1793?

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Eli Whitney

• Samuel Slater

• Samuel F. B. Morse

What was unique about Francis Cabot Lowell's textile mill?

• It was powered by steam

• It was the first to use electric machines

• It performed all operations in converting raw cotton into finished cloth within one facility

• It was the first to use interchangeable parts

Who were the 'Lowell girls'?

• Teachers in Lowell, Massachusetts

• Young women who worked in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts

• Women who invented a new type of textile machine

• Female students at a school in Lowell, Massachusetts

What are interchangeable parts?

• Identical components that can be used in place of one another

• Parts that are unique and cannot be replaced

• Parts that can only be used for one specific machine

• Parts that change shape based on the machine's needs

Who is best known for inventing the cotton gin?

• Samuel Slater

• Samuel F. B. Morse

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Eli Whitney

What did Samuel F. B. Morse develop?

• The steam engine

• The electric telegraph

• The cotton gin

• The first water-powered textile mill