2. What was America's first major industry?
Iron
coal
textiles
railroads

3. textiles

4. In 1860 what was America's most important export?
Iron
Wheat
Textiles
Cotton

5. Cotton

6. What was the main reason the South fell behind the North in developing industry?
High tariffs
lack of resources
reliance on cotton exports for income
lack of need for manufactured goods.

7. reliance on cotton exports for income

8. What new production method did Eli Whitney use to make standardized rifles? __________________________

9. Interchangeable parts

10. What will the government grant an inventor to protect his rights to an invention? _________________

11. patent

12. A) John Deere
B) Cyrus McCormick
C) Samuel Slater
D) Eli Whitney
___ first textile mill in America

13. C) Samuel Slater

14. ___ steel plow A) John Deere B) Cyrus McCormick C) Samuel Slater
D) Eli Whitney
___ steel plow

15. A) John Deere

16. ___ reaping machine A) John Deere B) Cyrus McCormick C) Samuel Slater
D) Eli Whitney
___ reaping machine

17. B) Cyrus McCormick

18. ___ cotton gin A) John Deere B) Cyrus McCormick C) Samuel Slater
D) Eli Whitney
___ cotton gin

19. D) Eli Whitney

20. T/F ___ Although the cotton gin greatly reduced the number of slaves necessary to clean cotton, it actually increased the demand for slaves.

21. True