Technological Expansion in Georgia

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Across
  1. 4. What word means “a person who owns a large farm”?
  2. 5. What controversial practice increased because of the cotton gin?
  3. 7. What invention by Eli Whitney changed Georgia’s economy?
  4. 8. What city grew around the railroad and became Georgia’s major hub?
  5. 9. What term describes the period of major technological advancements in the early 1800s?
  6. 11. What word means “to make something bigger or more extensive,” as used to describe railroads?
Down
  1. 1. Who invented the cotton gin?
  2. 2. What word means “a machine or tool designed to make work easier”?
  3. 3. What word in the article means “able to make the most money”?
  4. 6. What crop became the most profitable after the cotton gin was introduced?
  5. 10. What word means “to carry or move from one place to another,” as used for railroads?