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10 Cards in this Set
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Lowell Mills |
Employed women. Offered supervision and lodging. |
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Apprenticeship system |
Trades were controlled by apprenticeship. Apprenticeships lasted 3-7 years. Usually lived with the master craftsman. |
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Roads |
The National Road connected the East and West. Fostered a community. |
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Erie Canal |
Connected Albany and Buffalo. Let farmers and manufacturers ship goods. |
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Railroads |
Advanced the iron industry |
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Commercialization |
Less self-sufficiency, more producing goods for the market |
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Industrialization |
Using more machines |
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Putting out system |
Producing goods at home under the supervision of a merchant. The merchant would give them the raw materials and then sell the finished product. |
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American system of manufacturing |
Efficient machines |
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Free labor |
Laborers in control of their lives |
