LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
THE TRANSPORTATION REVOLUTION TURNPIKES TO STEAMBOATS TO RAILROADS
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Question
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Match the definition to the correct term:This skilled British mechanic brought hisknowledge of cloth-producing machines to the United States.
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Samuel Slater
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Eli Whitney
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Benjamin Wyatt
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Robert E. Lee
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Samuel Slater knew how to build machines that were used in Britain to make cloth more efficiently.
Detailed explanation-2: -The factory system was a significant development in the way goods were made-and another important part of the Industrial Revolution. The inventor Eli Whitney started the use of interchangeable parts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Interchangeable parts are parts (components) that are identical for practical purposes. They are made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any assembly of the same type.
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