young women who worked in the Lowell Mills in Massachusetts during the Industrial Revolution

the amount of goods or resources in stock, on hand, or available in the market to sell

an agreement or contract in which a borrower receives money or goods now, with an agreement to repay a greater amount later

Change from manual production to machine-powered factory production that started in England in the late 18th century and spread to other places and brought a transformation in economy, society and technology.

money invested in a business venture

a person who invests in a business to make a profit

a shortage, lack, or insufficient supply

identical, machine-made parts for a tool or a instrument

a difference between the cost of a good or service and its selling price

the movement of population from farms to cities