This site describes how even though industry was expanding in the U.S., agriculture still remained the most important occupational sector in the US. As the population grew, farmers in the U.S. had to find ways to meet the explosive agricultural needs of the U.S.. Opening the West for development, incorporating new machinery, and utilizing the scientific agricultural revolution allowed farmers to keep up with the population growth in the U.S.

Concepts

george washington carver

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Additional Tags

threshing machine, cyrus mccormick, revolution in agriculture, new inventions and their inventors

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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