New Technology
100: What was the Industrial Revolution mainly about?
Machines replacing hand labor
100: Name one early way people traveled in 1800.
What are Walking, horses, boats, stagecoaches?
What invention sent messages using electrical signals?
What is the telegraph
100: Problem: Travel was slow → Solution?
➡ Canals, railroads, steamboats
100: Cause: Machines invented → Effect?
➡ Faster production of goods
What invention allowed factories to make identical parts?
What are
➡ Interchangeable parts
200: What canal connected the Hudson River to Lake Erie?
What is the ERIE CANAL
200: Who invented the telegraph?
Who is Samuel Morse
200: Problem: Rivers didn’t connect → Solution?
What are Canals
200: Cause: Railroads expanded → Effect?
➡ Faster travel and trade
300: What machine helped farmers harvest crops faster?
What is the Mechanical reaper
300: What invention used steam power to move boats?
What is the STEAMBOAT
300: What code was used for telegraph messages?
What is Morse Code
300: Problem: Communication was slow → Solution?
What is the invention of the telegraph
300: Cause: Telegraph invented → Effect?
➡ Fast long-distance communication
What invention helped cotton production grow quickly?
What is the Cotton Gin
400: What was the first major U.S. railroad company?
What is the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad?
400: How did telegraph messages travel?
What is through wires using electricity
400: Problem: Farming took too long → Solution?
➡ Mechanical reaper and steel plow
400: Cause: Canals built → Effect?
➡ Cheaper shipping of goods
What are 3 goals for inventions/ideas?
SPEED, POWER and EFFICIENCY (accuracy)
500: Why were railroads important?
What is that- They connected regions and helped unify the nation
500: Why was the telegraph important?
What is that it made communication much faster across long distances
500: Problem: Goods made slowly by hand → Solution?
➡ Factories and machines
500: Cause: Industrialization → Effect?
What is the Growth in Cities