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| the mills in the northeast hired mostly |
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| increasing farm production in the old northwest helped create |
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| a rise in specialized businesses to provess and transport farm products |
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| in the early 1800s, the populations of cities in the northeast |
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| copared with cities in the north, southern cities were |
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| fewer in number and smaller in population |
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| the most influential new enterprises of the market revolution were |
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| what was a result of industrialization in the united states |
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| the south in the early 1800s was |
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| banks played a key role in american economic expansion by |
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| providing loans to buisnesses |
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| how did many southern states react to the uprisings of vesey and turner |
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| they passed harsher slave laws |
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| francis cabot lowell led a group of businessmen who |
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| built a centralized textile factory in massachusetts |
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| one reason many manufacturing mills were built in new england was |
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| the availability of water power |
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| the labor movement began in the early 1800s to protest |
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| working conditions and low wages |
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| after the importation of slaves to the unites states was banned |
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| the slave trade continued within the united states |
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| by the mid-1880s many average americans were able to |
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| fill their homes with purchased items |
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| The main way of life in the old northwest was |
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| Grain and livestock farming |
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| The south remained agricultural largely because |
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| Its physical geography made farming highly profitable |
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| As a result of an increase in manufacturing in the 1800s |
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| More people began working outside the home for pay |
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| In the early 1800s the most valuable export of the united states was |
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| What made cotton "king" of the south |
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| The invention of the cotton gin |
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| Pioneered steam navigation on rivers |
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| The industrial revolution was spearheaded by |
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| Places made up mostly of farms and countryside |
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| Places made up of one very large city |
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| An organization or workers formed to protect their interests |
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| City housing areas with poor standards of safety |
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| Change in the way people made, bought, and sold goods |
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| Economic setup in which companies compete for profits |
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| Use of machines to make products |
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| To bring all production tasks together in one place |
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| Wealth that can be produced goods and make money |
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| Invented the practical steam engine |
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| Water-powered textile mill |
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| Invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts |
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| Invented the mechanical reaper |
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| Name two natural resources that will be used to power the early factories in the united states |
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| What county bought or traded for three fourths of the cotton used for their factories from the united states |
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| 2 major differences between the north and south in the mid-1800s |
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1. North had more people than the south
2. More jobs were available in the north |
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| How did farmers increase fertility of their soil during this time period? |
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Fertilizer: cow poop
Crop rotation: farmers change the crops grown in the same area of land so nutrients are distributed and withdrawn accordingly |
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