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1) Huge mechanical device that used rivers and streams to turn machines:____________.

2) An invention that greatly increased the production of whole clothe:______________.

3) Nickname for people who went to work in the Massachusetts mill town which

housed and fed its employees:___________________.

4) Buildings which house machinery used to manufacture goods:______________.

5) Money paid for work that is done by the hour or by the week:______________.

6) Businessman who made great fortunes of money with entertaining acts

and exotic animals and curious people:_______________.

7) Keeping areas clean so that people do not get sick from disease:_____________.

8) A word that refers to “city living”:_________________.

9) A word that refers to “country living”:_________________.

10) A great change in how things are done:_______________.

Thought Question: How did the use of machines to make goods change how

and where people lived?