US History Chapter 11

1. commerce Trade, traffic, or transportation involving the crossing of state lines.
2. A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, revolutionizing the cotton industry.
3. A man-made waterway constructed for navigation, irrigation, or flood control.
4. To yield or surrender control of territory or rights to another entity, often by means of a formal agreement.
10. An economic system where private individuals or businesses have the freedom to compete with minimal government intervention.
12. An economic system where private individuals or corporations own and operate the means of production and trade goods and services in a free market.

1. Parts that are identical and can be substituted for one another in manufacturing, making production and repairs more efficient.
2. Wealth in the form of money or assets that are used to invest in and create more wealth.
5. A road for which users pay a toll to travel on, often providing a quicker or more direct route.
6. The restriction of interest to a narrow sphere, especially when it comes to the loyalty to a particular region rather than to the country as a whole.
7. A government license that gives an inventor exclusive rights to make, use, and sell an invention for a set period of time.
8. The exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.
9. An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details such as age, gender, and occupation.
11. A section of a canal with gates and mechanisms to raise or lower water levels in order to move boats between different elevations.