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Chapter 9
Term | Definition |
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Putting-out System | a system in which farm families are hired to perform specific tasks for a set wage |
Eli Whitney | invented the cotton gin |
The Panic of 1819 | the first economic depression |
Eerie Canal | linked the Atlantic to the Great Lakes |
Cumberland Road | a national highway linking Maryland and Illinois |
Samuel Morse | invented the Morse code |
Industrial Revolution | US uses factories and industries more for production of goods |
Middle Class | focused on education, good manners, and cleanliness |
The Working Class | they suffered greatly from economic crisis' like the Panic of 1819 |
Cyrus McCormack | invented the mechanical reaper |