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Industrial Revolution,  | Total change in the way that things are made |
factory system,  | Building things in one building instead of at home |
spinning jenny,  | Machine that made spinning thread easier and faster |
cotton gin,  | Machine that made farming cotton easier and increased slavery |
interchangeable parts,  | Making parts of something in large amounts |
urbanization,  | People moved to cities in large numbers |
sectionalism,  | Loyalty to a region instead of a nation |
social classes,  | People are divided into groups based on their jobs. |
flatboat,  | Boat with no engine |
Clermont steamboat,  | Boat with a steam engine that made travel much faster |
turnpike,  | Road built by a private company |
corduroy roads,  | Roads made of logs over swamps and water |
National Road,  | Government built road that went all the way to St. Louis |
canal,  | Man made waterway |
Erie Canal,  | Canal that connected New York to the Mississippi River |
Railroads,  | Train tracks that connected towns and cities on land |
locomotive,  | Steam powered trains |
artisan,  | Skilled worker |
immigrant,  | Somebody who comes from another nation. |
capital,  | money raised for a business |
capitalist,  | A person who invests (pays money to) in a business |
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