| A | B |
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| mill girls | young, single women who moved from rural homes to work in factory towns; often they worked 12 hours per day |
| Industries in the US that underwent mechanization | Textiles, clothing manufacturing and shoemaking |
| What factors in the US made it ripe for an industrail boom after the Civil War? | 1. Wealth of natural resources 2. Burst of inventions 3. Swelling urban population |
| Corporation | a business owned by stockholders who share in profits |
| What helped to foster Chicago's and Minneapolis's growth during the late 1800s? | Their location on the railroad |
| Which European country led the way in adopting Britain's new technologies? | Belgium |
| How did Britain exploit its overseas colonies? | By using their resources and markets |
| Imperialism | The policy of extending one country's rule over many other lands; it was born out of the cycle of Industrialization |
