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Ch. 11-1 A Growing Economy

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The Industrial Revolution of the late 1700's changed how people lived and worked.

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1
The period in history when many people left their homes and farms to work in mills was called
the Enlightenment
the Renaissance
the Glorious Revolution
the Industrial Revolution
2
What was a significant development in the ways goods were made?
development of mills
economic factors
wealthy merchant association
factory system
3
A patent gives a person legal rights regarding an
invention
cotton gin
free enterprise
interchangeable parts
4
Who developed the system of interchangeable parts?
Eli Whitney
Francis Cabot Lowell
Lucy Larcom
Samuel Slater
5
New England offered ideal conditions for?
growing tobacco
the harvest of cotton
farming
water power
6
What helped increase cotton production?
factory system
steam generator
cotton gin
cotton mill
7
In what area did many new industrial towns develop?
along rivers and streams
along mountain ranges
near oceans and bays
near other large towns
8
Corporations developed rapidly in the 1830's when
owners began to sell stock
all of the above
laws changed to allow for their growth
low taxes, minimum government regulations and competition
9
What was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution?
the cotton gin
new machines and new technology
the steam generator
farms, rivers, and streams