Across
- 2. an artificial waterway
- 4. the official count of a population
- 6. the invention that made travel on rivers much faster and easier
- 7. a toll road that is built for easy travel and for the shipment of goods
- 8. the canal that was built in the early 1800s to connect the Great Lakes with New York City
- 10. an economic system where individuals put their money into a business, hoping that the business will be successful and make a profit
- 13. identical machine parts that could be put together quickly to make a complete product
- 16. a separate compartment where water levels are raised or lowered
- 18. the treaty that gave the US Florida
- 21. the region of the country with huge plantations and slave labor
Down
- 1. a document that gives the inventor the sole legal right to an invention and its profits for a certain period of time
- 3. this drew a line separating free territories from slave territories
- 4. a simple machine that quickly and efficiently removes seeds from fibers
- 5. the policy that said the US would prevent European powers from interfering in Latin America
- 6. a concept that gives states the autonomous power to govern themselves with little interference from national government
- 9. the treaty that reduced the number of naval ships on the Great Lakes between the US and British Canada
- 11. an efficient process in which all manufacturing steps of a product are brought together in one place
- 12. an economy where people are free to buy, sell, and produce whatever they want
- 14. a program that included a protective tariff, a program of internal improvements, and a national bank
- 15. a person's loyalty to his or her region
- 17. money that is invested in a business
- 19. the region of the country with small farms and lots of factories
- 20. the region of the country with cash crops and people raising pork