Across
- 3. Networks of iron (later steel) rails on which steam (later electric or diesel) locomotives pulled long trains at high speeds.
- 5. Communication by transmitting signals over a wire. Messages could be sent over long distances in a short period of time.
- 8. An organization formed by workers to strive for better wages and working conditions
- 9. a policy based on the idea that government should play as small a role as possible i the economy
- 10. Gin A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
Down
- 1. Development of a system which supports machine production of goods
- 2. 1760's; James Watt; engine powered by steam that could pump water from mines 3X as quickly as previous engines
- 4. An economic system based on private ownership of capital
- 6. Children were viewed as laborers throughout the 19th century.
- 7. An increase in the percentage and in the number of people living in urban settlements.