In the 19th century, America moved from an agricultural nation to one heavily dependent on industry, manufacturing, and transportation. Thousands of railroads and canals were built, and famous inventions like the cotton gin and high-pressure steam engine improved production. Because of the abundant opportunities, immigrants came by the thousands to work in U.S. factories. America was on the move!
Match the following terms to their correct definitions.
technology
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
factory system
interchangeable parts
farmers
Second Bank of the United States
New York, Boston, Baltimore
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville
scientific discoveries that simplify work
invented the cotton gin
memorized designs of British machinery; then duplicated them in the United States
brought manufacturing steps together in one place to increase efficiency
uniform pieces that could replace any other identical pieces
more than 65 percent of Americans in the 1820s
strengthened the nation’s economic independence
centers for commerce and trade
profited from location on major rivers
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