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gradual process by which machines replaced hand tools, and steam and other new sources of power replaced human and animal power
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Industrial Revolution
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machine developed in 1764 that could spin several threads at once
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spinning jenny
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money raised for a business venture
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capital
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person who invests in a business in order to make a profit
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capitalist
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method of producing goods that brought workers and machinery together in one place
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factory system
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identical, machine-made parts for a tool or instrument
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interchangeable parts
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young woman who worked in the Lowell Mills in Massachusetts during the Industrial Revolution
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Lowell girl
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process of a population's shifting from farms to cities
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urbanization
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