Industrial Revolution

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A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.

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Factory

Front

Another word for farming

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Agriculture

Front

The first business to industrialize.

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textile

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rapid development of cities

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Urbanization

Front

The growth of cities is called

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urbanization

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The function of the plow is to

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break up the soil

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The advantage of mechanization of farming was: more food was produced, food prices went down, fewer farmers were needed.

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all of the above

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Which of the following is the reason people moved to cities?
Options:
for the job opportunities,
to catch a smelly pole cat,
that is where the transcontinental railroad stopped,
to get away from the free farmland out west

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for the job opportunities

Front

What does a patent give to a person?

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Exclusive right to sell an invention

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How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?

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Made goods and services cheaper & easier to ship