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A machine for cleaning the seeds from cotton fibers, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793
What is the cotton gin?
Labor and production Model: all stages of textile production done under one roof, boardinghouse system, stringent codes controlling activities of factory-girls, Lowell Factory Girls; bad living conditions, long unruly hours.
What is the Lowell Factory System?
The major 19th century communication development.
What is the telegraph?
Exclusive rights over an invention; copyright; (v.) to arrange or obtain such rights; (adj.) plain, open to view; copyrighted
What is a patent?
A boat that moves by the power of a steam engine, made it easier and quicker to travel goods.
What is the steamboat?
An American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers like Europe
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
What is a canal?
Agreement in which Spain gave up all of Florida to the United States.
What is Adams-Onis Treaty?
A track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run.
What is a railroad?