Inventions 1
Inventions 2
100
What invention could do the work of 50 men in cleaning cotton (getting the seeds out)?
The Cotton Gin
100
This ship is covered with I_______ and is called an I_______________. Cannonballs bounced off the sides.
This ship is covered with Iron and is called an Ironclad.
200
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
Eli Whitney
200
When the 2 ironclads fired on each other, the cannonballs bounced off the iron sides. The 2 ironclads were name The V___________ (Confederate) and the M___________) Union.
The Virginia (Confederate)
The Monitor (Union)
300
What improvement was made in rifles at the Civil War time?
Rifles could shoot farther and were more accurate.
300
Who used the new improved Photography to show the antion wht the wora looked like? From his photos, people learned how terrible the war really was.
Mathew Brady
400
The football shape of these Civil War Era H________ G____________ was supposed to make it a better weapon.
Hand Grenades
400
Who invented the Steel Plow - which made it easier to bust up the hard ground for planting crops?
John Deere
500
- The Shape: It looked like a long, iron cigar.
- The Power: It did not use gas or electricity. Instead, eight men sat inside in a row and turned a giant hand crank to spin the propeller!
- The Steering: The captain stood at the front, looking out of a tiny glass window to steer.
- The Weapon: It carried a bomb on a long stick attached to its nose. It had to poke an enemy ship to make the bomb explode.
What is this?
A Submarine
500
Who invented the Reaper (made it so a single farmer to cut and harvest grain—such as wheat and oats—up to five times faster than traditional hand-sickle method)
Cyrus McCormick