Industrial Revolution 2024-2025

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Across
  1. 2. the invention of barbed-wire fences would protect farmers _____, allowing for more efficient production
  2. 6. factories and technological improvements led to an _____ in production during the industrialization era
  3. 9. the industrial era essentially created _____, where each part of the country developed its own unique characteristics
  4. 10. the _____ (section of the country) was known for having very fertile soil which was good for growing crops
  5. 12. the steam engine, steamboat, transcontinental railroad, and the formation of roads led to _____ being more efficient
  6. 15. urbanization, or the growing of cities, was a partly a result of the erie ______ causing an economic boom in the northeast
  7. 17. during the industrial era, immigrants were seen as inexpensive, or cheap, sources of _____ (workers)
  8. 18. last name of the inventor that created a form of instantaneous communication
  9. 19. _____ were used to grow and harvest cotton that would later be used in factories in the northern textile mills
Down
  1. 1. inventions such as the steel plow, steam engine, cotton gin, etc. were all designed to make production and transportation more _____
  2. 3. eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin would actually increase the demand for _____ in the south
  3. 4. this country's immigrants left their home country as a result of a major crop failure
  4. 5. this country's immigrants were known for working on the transcontinental railroad and mining for gold
  5. 7. slave labor grew throughout the south after eli whitney discovered a way to harvest _____ more efficiently
  6. 8. urban populations rose during the industrial era as a result of industrial/factory jobs increasing in ______ (opposite of farming communities)
  7. 11. the majority of people weaving cloth in textile mills were _____
  8. 13. abbreviation for the city that became a vital commercial center as a result of the erie canal being created
  9. 14. entrepreneurs have the opportunity to invent a product, find investors, and sell their product under the free _____ system
  10. 16. railroads specifically opened up new _____ in the West by allowing people to travel to these areas faster
  11. 20. nativists, or locals, were often upset with _____ taking their jobs, as they were a cheaper source of labor