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22 Cards in this Set
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In what country did the Industrial Revolution first begin?
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Great Britain
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Was it easy to find workers for the mills in the US?
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No
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Describe the Rhode Island system
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Slater's strategy of hiring families to work in factories
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Where were most mills located in the US?
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In the northeast
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What parts are made from pieces that are exactly the same?
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Interchangeable parts
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Who is the American inventor that promised to produce 10,002 years?
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Eli Whitney
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What did workers create to improve pay and working conditions in factories?
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Trade unions
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What replaced wood as the main source of power for locomotives?
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Coal
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What invention made river travels faster?
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The steamboat
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What device did Isaac Singer help to improve?
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The sewing machine
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Who invented the mechanical reaper?
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Cyrus McCormick
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Dots and dashes are used to stand for each letter of the alphabet in what system?
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Morse code
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What device could send information over wires across great distances?
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The telegraph
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How are prices of goods affected by mass production?
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The price decreased
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What is the cutting down and removal of trees?
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D4 station
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Who invented the steamboat?
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Robert Fulton
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What Is used to make the rails that trains ride on?
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Steel
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Bill a small locomotive called Tom Thumb?
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Peter Cooper
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Which city became an important hub for transportation in the US?
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Chicago
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Which Supreme Court case regarding interstate commerce reinforced the federal government's power over the states?
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Gibson versus Ogden
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What was the period of rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel?
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Transportation revolution
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Companies in what industry soon became some of the most powerful businesses in the US?
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The railroad industry
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