| A | B |
| Cotton gin | A machine to process cotton |
| Interchangeable parts | A machine part that is easy to replace; identical parts |
| technology | Equipment that solves a problem or does a task |
| patent | Sole legal rights to an invention |
| textile | cloth; fabric |
| capitalism | Economic system where companies and people own factories, machines, etc. that make money |
| capital | Money and other things, like machines or buildings, that are used to create more wealth |
| free enterprise | A type of economy where people people can buy, sell and trade whatever they want; free market |
| agriculture | related to farms |
| invest | Lend money to a company hoping that you will make a profit |
| stock | A paper that says you own a share (a part) of a company |
| money | Currency; medium of exchange; wealth |