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What idea did Eli Whitney develop which allowed for the mass production of identical machine made parts?

interchangeable parts

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Where did most Irish find work once they immigrated to America?

They worked on building the Erie Canal, railroad and in factories

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What invention helped to make the cleaning of cotton faster and easier? Who invented it?

cotton gin, Eli Whitney

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What is the name of this invention and what impact did it have on life in the United States?

Steel plow; made it easier to farm

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What economic system is characterized by competition, profit motive, private property and consumer choice?

Free enterprise

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What inventions helped to improve the area of agriculture? (3)

steel plow, cotton gin, and mechanical reaper

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What invention helped to improve communication over long distances?

Telegraph

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banana

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Why did the Irish immigrate to America?

To escape the potato famine and find new economic opportunities in America

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What is the name of this invention and what impact did it have on life in the United States?

Mechanical reaper; made it easier to grow wheat

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What invention helped to make the harvesting of wheat easier?

mechanical reaper

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What were some of the effects of increased urbanization in the cities as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

increased crime, overcrowding, poverty, pollution, spread of disease

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How did this invention impact life in the United States?

It made the cleaning of cotton more efficient but also increased slavery

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gift

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The completion of what structure connected Buffalo, New York to the Hudson River?

Erie canal

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lifesaver

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