Urban rural cottage industry factory system industrialization canal interchangeable parts Bessemer Steel Process cotton gin mechanical reaper steel plow steamboat railroads telegraph

Urban Of or relating to cities and the people who live in them urban life/culture urban housing an urban neighborhood Rural Of or relating to the country and the people who live there instead of the city She lives in a rural area. a rural community/setting rural voters Cottage Industry A system for making products to sell in which people work in their own homes and use their own equipment. weaving, pottery, and other cottage industries Factory System A building or group of buildings where products are made. an automobile factory

An artificial waterway. Interchangeable Parts Canals An artificial waterway. Interchangeable Parts A part of a machine or device that can be replaced by another, identical part. Bessemer Steel Process The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron prior to the open hearth furnace. The key principle is removal of impurities from the iron by oxidation with air being blown through the molten iron. Cotton Gin A machine that removes seeds from cotton fiber.

Mechanical Reaper A machine that cuts and collects crops . Steel Plow In 1837, Deere developed and manufactured the first commercially successful cast-steel plow. The wrought-iron framed plow had a polished steel share. This made it ideal for the tough soil of the Midwest and worked better than other plows. Steam Boat A boat that is powered by steam. Railroads A system of tracks on which trains travel. a transcontinental railroad.

Telegraph A device that used electric signals to send messages. Industrialization The large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country.