Chapter 6 lesson 3

What led to Ohio becoming an economic Giant

• They were home to several monopoly owners

• It was the only state that had access to the canal

• They had plenty of natural resources

• It was the only state capable of transporting goods across country

What is labor?

• The tools and machinery used in production

• The process of producing goods and services through physical and mental effort

• The act of hiring people for a business

• The money earned from working a job

What is the definition of entrepreneurship?

• The amount of revenue required to begin business

• Fertilizer

• The act of working until retirement

• Skills needed to run a business

How was farm life made easier in the 1830’s (Select all that apply (2))

• Farmers had access to more workers

• New technologies made farming easier

• Farming decreased and people began buying more goods

• Fertilizers

What was Ohio’s first industry?

• Gristmills

• Coal mining

• Steel manufacturing

• Agriculture

What is a Gristmill

• A machine used to harvest crops

• A place where grain is ground into flour

• A type of water filtration system

• A factory that produces metal goods

What is a cottage industry?

• Large-scale factory production of goods

• The production of goods in a person's home using hand tools or simple machinery

• A type of agricultural production involving livestock

• The mass production of goods using advanced technology

What role did geography play in making Cincinnati and large industrial city?

• Transportation center on the Ohio River

• Transportation center on lake erie

• Transportation center on the Mississippi River

• Transportation center on the Canal