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9 Cards in this Set
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What provided faster land transportation? |
steam locomotive
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Who improved the steamboat?
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Robert Fulton
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What invention before the Civil War increased the desire for slavery?
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cotton gin
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What product before the Civil War increased the productivity of the American farmer?
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reaper
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Who invented the cotton gin?
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Eli Whitney
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What provided faster river transportation and connected southern plantations to northern industries and western territories?
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steamboat
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Who brought the reaper to market?
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Cyrus McCormick and Jo Anderson
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What provided faster land transportation before the Civil War?
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steam locomotive |
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What invention increased the desire for slave labor to cultivate and pick crops?
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cotton gin |
