The Use of the Factory System in the United States

question 50

Multiple Choice

The use of the factory system in the United States helped to usher in the _____.

• A) colonial period
• B) industrial revolution
• C) great depression
• D) renaissance
• E) twentieth century

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Definitions:

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or membrane potential across a cellular membrane due to the movement of ions in and out of the neuron.

Milliseconds

A unit of time equal to one thousandth of a second, often used in measuring reaction times or intervals in various scientific and technical contexts.

Millivolts

A unit of electric potential equal to one thousandth of a volt, commonly used to measure electrical potential differences.

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of the electric membrane potential of a cell, especially nerve cells, allowing for the transmission of nerve impulses.