7th grade Social Studies Ch. 10 Les. 1 and 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Industrial Revolution | the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry which began in great britain and spread across the United States around 1800 |
| capitalism | an economic system based on private property and free enterprise |
| capital | money for investment |
| free enterprise | the freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulation |
| technology | the application of scientific discoveries to practical use |
| cotton gin | a machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber |
| patent | a document that gives an inventor the sole legal right to an inventionfor a period of time |
| factory system | system bringing manufacturing steps together in one place to increase efficiency |
| interchangeable parts | uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces |
| census | official count of a population |
| turnpike | a road that one must pay to use; the money is used to pay for the road |
| canal | an artificial waterway |
| lock | in a canal, an enclosure with gates at each end used in raising or lowering boats as they pass from level to level. |
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