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15 Cards in this Set
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who invented the cotten gin
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eli whitney
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what were hand tools replaced by
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machines
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what provided power for factories
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rushing streams
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what were the 4 elements of success
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1. workers
2. power (water) 3. location 4.capitol (money) |
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what were some inventions
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spinning jenny, water frame, power loom, cotton gin
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what did samuel slater do
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he memorized the design of Richard Arkwrights machine to spin cotton into thread
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who built the first successful textile mill in America
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samuel slater and moses brown
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who started the started the system of interchangeable parts
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eli whitney
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in 1820 what percent of americans were farmers
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more than 65%
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how did corperations start
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1. regulations were removed
2. companies sold stock to create revenue |
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what did the second bank in the US do
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1. made loans for businesses
2. collected taxes |
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what did the first section of the National Road connect
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maryland to western Virginia then eventually it led to Illinois
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adavantages of river travel
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comfortable, faster
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disadvantages of river travel
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most flowed North-south
thraveling upstream was difficult |
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who created the Clermont and where did it go
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robert fulton and it went from nyc to albany
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