What invention made it much easier to clean cotton?
Cotton gin
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What invention made it easier for farmers to harvest grain faster?
Mechanical reaper
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The invention of the Bessemer process helped the U.S. become a leader in the manufacture of what material?
steel
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Which inventor increased manufacturing by introducing the idea of interchangeable parts?
Eli Whitney
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Where in the United States did the Industrial Revolution begin?
New England; access to water and natural resources
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What role did Samuel Slater have in the development of the textile industry?
he memorized the designs of machines in England and brought them to America and built the machines which greatly increased the speed at which cloth was made
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What was a negative effect of the cotton gin?
the growth of slavery
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What invention made clothing cheaper?
sewing machine
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Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel F. B. Morse
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What invention improved communication by allowing coded messages to be sent and received?
Telegraph
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Why was the steamboat such an important invention for water transportation?
it made it easier to transport people and goods upstream
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What invention allowed people to travel quickly and cheaply to the west?
the railroad
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What invention made it easier to connect the eastern and western coasts of the U.S.?
