The states that imported many slaves to work with the cotton gin such as Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana became known as ________________.
What is the cotton kingdom?
200
Railroads were typically used to carry _______.
What is freight?
200
This man revolutionized the auto industry.
Who is Henry Ford?
200
Taylorism was developed by this man (first + last name).
Who is Frederick (Winslow) Taylor?
300
The year the Bessemer Process was patented in.
What is 1855?
300
The inventor of the cotton gin.
Who is Eli Whitney?
300
Before railroads, these were 2 major forms of transportation.
What were turnpikes and canals?
300
The ________ created by Henry Ford made production of goods faster.
What is the assembly line?
300
Taylorism proposed that everything can be made to be the "most" efficient by means of __________.
What is science?
400
The Bessemer Process allowed for more grenades, bullets, and _________ to be made and used in warfare.
What are guns?
400
During the 19th century, the area known as the Cotton Kingdom produced about __________ of the world’s supply of cotton.
What is two thirds?
400
Railroads primarily expanded during this time period.
What is 1870-1890?
400
The famous motor vehicle that the Ford Motor Company invented in 1908.
What is the Model T?
400
Taylorism helped to make men and factories more ______.
What is efficient?
500
Prior to the invention of the Bessemer Process, most things were made of _______________.
What is Wrought Iron?
500
Due to the invention of the cotton gin, the slave population increased by this percent by 1850.
What is five-fold? (500%)
500
An imperative effect of the railroad: it led to ___________________, creation of cities, in the United States.
What is urbanization?
500
Due to the introduction of the assembly line (and the ideas of mass production and standardization) the price of the Model T automobile decreased about __________ from 1908 to 1924.