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

Canals An artificial waterway. canal system Erie Canal Interchangeable Parts A part of a machine or device that can be replaced by another, identical part. one machine, many parts interchangeable watchbands Bessemer Steel Process The first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel. oxidized (pressurized air) steel steel frame building Cotton Gin A machine that removes seeds from cotton fiber. verb: to clear [ cotton ] of seeds with a gin cotton plantation 100% cotton “King Cotton”

Mechanical Reaper A machine that cuts and collects crops. reap : to cut or gather [ collect ] mechanized Steel Plow The plow was made of wrought iron and had a steel share that could cut through sticky soil without clogging. useful in the Midwest, which had tough soil Steam Boat A boat that is powered by steam. steam propulsion [ pushing forward ] riverboat Railroads A system of tracks on which trains travel. a transcontinental railroad

Telegraph A device that used electric signals to send messages. Morse code “tele” = a combining form meaning “end” or “complete” telegraph lines telephone