| A | B |
|---|
| Samuel Slater | memorized the plans for spinning machines and built a steam powered textile mill from memory |
| Eli Whitney | invented interchangeable parts and the cotton gin |
| interchangeable parts | identical pieces that can be assembled by unskilled workers |
| factory system | brings workers and machines together in one place |
| mass production | the rapid manufacture of a large number of identical objects |
| Peter Cooper | invented the steam locomotive |
| Robert Fulton | the inventor of the steamboat |
| Elias Howe | Invented a machine to sew seams in fabric |
| Cyrus McCormick | Inventor of the mechanical reaper for grain |
| Samuel F. B. Morse | invented the telegraph |
| Isaac Singer | Improved the sewing machine |
| nativist | Someone who wanted to preserve the country for white, American-born Protestants |
| urbanization | the movement of people from rural areas to cities |
| discrimination | the denial of equal rights or equal treatment to certain groups of people |
| "Know-Nothings" | nativist group that became a political party, replied "I know nothing" when asked about their group |
