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- 2. The most successful connects Lake Erie and the Hudson River. A cheaper way to transport goods via water.
- 4. Invented by Donald McKay, made it faster to get from place to place, helped people get to California quickly for the gold rush of 49.
- 6. Eli Whitney's invention that made it much easier and faster to clean cotton.
- 8. A machine used to sew several pieces of fabric together to make clothing, invented by Elias Howe.
- 9. The transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States.
- 10. Eli Whitney's other main invention helped with the production of this weapon.
- 11. Made it faster to cut through states instead of having to go by water first, and also sped up the shipment of goods to other locations. Created by George Stephenson
- 13. Eli Whitney's invention that allowed unskilled workers to produce items quicker at a lower cost, and made replacing parts much easier.
- 14. James Hargreaves' invention that made making thread quicker, which led to the completion of clothing and textiles faster.
- 15. invented by John Deere, a plow with a steel board that made it easier to break up tough soil without clumps getting stuck to it.
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- 1. Samuel Slater's invention that was powered by water instead of by horse.
- 3. Referred to as royalty, a crop that played a major part in the increase in slaves and inspired one of Eli Whitney's inventions.
- 5. Samuel F. B. Morse's invention that helped news travel long distances much quicker and gave everyone access to information faster.
- 7. Created by Cyrus McCormick, a horse-drawn machine that mowed wheat and other grains.
- 8. Gave merchants and farmers cheap means of moving goods and was a form of transportation, created by Robert Fulton.
- 12. Henry Bessemer's process for mass-producing steel, helped the growth of the railroad tracks.