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What was the demographic impact of Francis Lowell's textile factory in Massachusetts?
What was the demographic impact of Francis Lowell's textile factory in Massachusetts?
What was a significant advantage for women working at Lowell's factory compared to being maids or cooks?
What was a significant advantage for women working at Lowell's factory compared to being maids or cooks?
What characterized the majority of factory women by midcentury in Lowell's factory?
What characterized the majority of factory women by midcentury in Lowell's factory?
What was a consequence of the rapid urbanization caused by the commercial revolution?
What was a consequence of the rapid urbanization caused by the commercial revolution?
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How did the economic and technological changes in the antebellum years impact America's future?
How did the economic and technological changes in the antebellum years impact America's future?
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What was the significance of Samuel Slater building America's first textile factory in 1790?
What was the significance of Samuel Slater building America's first textile factory in 1790?
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In what year did Eli Whitney demonstrate interchangeable parts, sparking a period of innovations in American business and manufacturing?
In what year did Eli Whitney demonstrate interchangeable parts, sparking a period of innovations in American business and manufacturing?
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Why did the Southern states become increasingly dependent on the labor of enslaved people after the invention of Eli Whitney's cotton gin?
Why did the Southern states become increasingly dependent on the labor of enslaved people after the invention of Eli Whitney's cotton gin?
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What major shift occurred by 1850 in terms of industrial output versus agriculture in America?
What major shift occurred by 1850 in terms of industrial output versus agriculture in America?
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How did geography contribute to the economic differences between the North and South in America's colonial days?
How did geography contribute to the economic differences between the North and South in America's colonial days?
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What was one significant effect of the protective tariffs implemented by the government?
What was one significant effect of the protective tariffs implemented by the government?
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What was a major contribution of the Erie Canal and railroads to the North's economy?
What was a major contribution of the Erie Canal and railroads to the North's economy?
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How did corporations differ from business partnerships in the Antebellum Era?
How did corporations differ from business partnerships in the Antebellum Era?
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Which invention led to a significant increase in the number of successful patent applications between 1830 and 1850?
Which invention led to a significant increase in the number of successful patent applications between 1830 and 1850?
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What was a consequence of industrialization on business practices in the young nation?
What was a consequence of industrialization on business practices in the young nation?
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