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14 Cards in this Set
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a person who uses money to buy or make something that will make more money
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investor
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During this event, large numbers of people went to California seeking gold.
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gold rush
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This war was declared by the United states congress on May 13, 1846
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Mexican-American War
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a horse-drawn carriage used to carry passengers, baggage, and mail
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stagecpacj
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standard-sized parts made so that a person can replace one part of a manufactured item with another identical part
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interchangeable parts
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a kind of water elevator that moves boats to higher or lower levels
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lock
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ended the Mexican-American War
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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This machine was used to remove the seeds from cotton.
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cotton gin
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This kind of engine uses steam from boiling water to create power.
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steam engine
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During this period, goods htat had been made by hand were now made by machines, often in factories.
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Industrial revolution
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uses sharp blades to cut and harvest grain
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reaper
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This sturcture is a human-made waterway.
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canal
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searched for gold in California in 1849
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Forty-Niners
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an old Spanish mission that had been changed into a fort
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Alamo
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