American Industrial Revolution
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Vocabulary
Textile Mill
Steam Engine
Cotton Gin
Steamboat
Interchangeable Parts
Steel Plow
Telegraph
Reaper
Innovation
a new development or invention; the act or process of creating something new
Free Enterprise
a type of economy where people are free to buy, sell, or make the products they want with little government interferenc
e
Patent
a legal document giving an inventor the legal rights to his invention for a specific amount of time
Capitalism
economic system where the country's trade and industries are controlled by private owners instead of the government
Cultivate
to prepare the land to grow crops
Migrate
the movement of a large number of people into a new area, typically looking for work
American System
ideas and policies created by Henry Clay to stimulate the growth of American manufacturing and economy
Urbanization
the process for how towns and cities are created as the population grows in that area
Home
Vocabulary
Textile Mill
Steam Engine
Cotton Gin
Steamboat
Interchangeable Parts
Steel Plow
Telegraph
Reaper