What technological process made the manufacturing of steel faster and cheaper?
the Bessemer process
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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 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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Where in the United States did the Industrial Revolution begin?
New England; access to water and natural resources
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What technology allowed people to communicate more efficiently over long distances?
Telegraph
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What invention made it much easier to clean cotton?
Cotton gin
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What invention drastically changed river transportation? Who invented it? What impact did it have?
Steamboat; Robert Fulton; made it easier to travel upstream
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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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What invention made clothing cheaper?
sewing machine
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What invention contributed to the increase of population along the Mississippi River?
steamboat
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Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
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What invention allowed people to travel quickly and cheaply to the west?
the railroad
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Why were most of the early factories located near rivers?
