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Textile |
A woven facric |
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Standardized Parts |
Any parts that are identical and interchangable |
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Planters |
A plantation owner |
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Old South |
The states Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia |
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Lower South |
The states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisianda |
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Industrial Revolution |
A shift from hand tools and home manufacturing to machines and large-scale factory production |
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Lowell Mills |
Was a factory in Waltam, Massachusetts and was the first American factory in which all steps involved in turning raw cotton into finished cloth. It had horrible working conditions |
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Telegraph |
Was invented by Samuel Morse discovered a way to provide rapid communication |