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Eli Whitney
also made a large impact in the North, with his interchangeable parts of a firearm.
Cotton
became most popular cash- crop in the south
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Where were the reaper and steel plow popular?
The West
What happened as result of increasing popularity of cotton?
Increase of slavery
What did the growth of factories lead to?
urbanization.
Who made the reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
Who made the steel plow?
John Deere
What was the most famous mill in Massachusetts?
Lowell Mill
What kind of people mainly worked in the Lowell Mill?(gender+age)
Young girls
When was the Antebellum period?
after the War of 1812
Name 2 reasons the 3 regional economies connected
Henry Clays System, new transportation
When was the market revolution?
1793-1860
What was the market revolution?
the first industrial revolution
What did Robert Fulton invent?
the steamboat
Where did the market revolution mostly take place?
the East
What significant happened in 1825?
The Erie Canal was built which made way for a lot more trade opportunities
What led to market evolution?
agricultural shifts, growing demand in factory jobs
What 3 words could describe the Market Revolution?
commercialization, industrialization, transportation
What was the workshop system?
when you make one part of a product and someone else finishes it
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