Machinery and Metalworking in Worcester and Springfield

Early American Industry and Global Commerce

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Describe the development of interchangeable parts, precision machinery, and the national armory in central Massachusetts.

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Early American Industry and Global Commerce

4th Grade · Social Studies · US-MA-SS

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Analyze New England's early industrial revolution, maritime trade networks, and the economic links between northern mills and southern slavery.

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5.T4.4Massachusetts Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

On a map of New England, locate cities and towns that played important roles in the development of the textile and machinery industries, whaling, shipping, and the China trade in the 18th and 19th centuries and give examples of the short- and long-term benefits and costs of these industries.