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What was one problem with working in a factory?

long hours, low pay, dangerous, boring, dirty air, too hot/cold

Which part of the country had more factories?

North, New England

Why did kids work in factories?

families needed money

What was one problem with working in a factory?

long hours, low pay, dangerous, boring, dirty air, too hot/cold

Who was helped by the mechanical reaper?

farmers

Which invention used Morse Code to send messages across wires?

Telegraph

What kind of boats could travel faster, and travel upriver?

steamboats

What invention removed seeds from cotton 50 times faster than by hand?

cotton gin

How did steamboats affect the speed of shipping products?

it was faster

What kind of transportation did Robert Fulton develop in America?

Steamboats

How did railroads change the cost of sending products?

The price decreased

How did canals affect the cost of shipping products?

it was cheaper

Did the cotton gin increase or decrease the demand for slaves in the South?

increase

Who usually worked in factories?

women, kids

Why didn't farmers move west before the steel-tipped plow was invented?

They couldn't plow the hard-packed soil

What invention allowed people to expand westward and grow crops in hard-packed soil?

steel-tipped plow