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technology (like sextant, horses) spread
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lowell farm girls. factory system was created by Samuel Slater. Goods could be produced much quicker
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cotton gin reinvigorated slavery. mech. reaper made farming more profitable
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change in labor system, united country. bc of transportation revolution
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enabled trade
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led to westward expansion
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used for trade. quick but inefficient
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hands off approach of government in Gilded Age
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AF of L, Knights of Labor. Made bc of businesses taking advantage of workers
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people could travel much farther (trucks/shipping easier). more mobility
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united country (FDR's fireside chats)
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sherman & Clayton antitrust act, glass steagall act
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advertising. info could be displayed quickly, united country, portrayed "traditional" US life
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WWII and Cold war. (nuclear weapons)