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

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

15. A) John Deere

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

17. B) Cyrus McCormick

18. 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