Inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts

British worker that memorized plane for a mill and built one in the U.S.

Began the factory system

many of his workers were young women

One of the early western pioneers

explored the Appalachian mountains

Built the steamboat (the Clermont)

Came up with the idea for the Erie Canal

Reached the us in the early 1800s

Buildings, land, machines, money, and other items used to generate wealth

A system where individuals and businesses own property and decide how to use it

An economic system in which private businesses operate in competition and largely free of state control

Pride in ones country

Putting the needs of ones section over the needs of the whole country