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Whitney’s world provided a time for innovation in
manufacturing systems. His factory would change
the precision craft of gun making into routine. The
machines would change the role of the worker and
the meaning of skill. With a limited American labor
supply, his system favored the use of small numbers
of unskilled workers.
—“The Factory,” Eli Whitney Museum and
Workshop, www.eliwhitney.org
(accessed January 13, 2017)
What is being described in this excerpt?
F Spinning jenny and the textile industry
G Interchangeable parts and mass production
H Cotton gin and the plantation system
J Steam engine and railroad commerce
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11 Which historic document had the greatest influence on the first ten
amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
A The English Bill of Rights
B The Mayflower Compact
C The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
D The Articles of Confederation