Across
- 1. Invented the cotton gin.
- 3. This transportation became the easiest and cheapest way to move goods as well as people.
- 9. This was a change in the way goods were produced.
- 11. Inventor who helped develop the Morse code, which was used to send messages by telegraph.
- 12. In the 1700s this is where the Industrial Revolution occured.
- 13. Increased the growth of the United States and were brought in to work in the factories.
- 14. Invented the first telephone in 1876.
- 17. Industrialist who made steel a major industry in the united states.
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- 2. Act In 1924 Congress passed this law to restrict the number of immigrants allowed in the United States.
- 4. Inventor whose many creations included the light bulb, the phonograph, and the microphone.
- 5. Built the first successful airplane in 1903 called the Flyer.
- 6. Belief that the United States should expand west to the Pacific Ocean.
- 7. Entrepreneur and inventor who introduced the idea of the assembly line who built the Model T which was a faster and cheaper than previous methods.
- 8. Industrialist who founded the Standard Oil Company, in the United States by 1881.
- 10. In 1790 he built the first cotton cotton-spinning factory in the country.
- 15. Very often had horrible working conditions with no windows to allow for ventilation, or heating systems to help the workers stay warm during the winter.
- 16. Engineer in 1830 who built a steam powered locomotive.
- 18. Island in New York Harbor, which was the entry point for immigrants from Europe.
- 19. Were used to run spinning machines because they could be hired for a cheaper wage.
