Famous Inventors
Who perfected the assembly line?
Who is Henry Ford
What invention allowed identical parts to be mass-produced and replaced easily?
Interchangeable parts
What is tool making
How long did it take Ford's manufacturing plant to assemble a vehicle?
1 1/2 hours
Who improved the steam engine to make it useful?
Who is James Watt
This invention made cotton processing much faster by separating seeds from fibers.
What is the cotton gin
The bartering system was?
Exchanging goods/services for other goods/services
What combustible fuel did Henry Ford call “the fuel of the future”?
What is ALCOHOL?
Who developed mass production?
Who is Eli Whitney
The first mass-produced automobile in the United States?
What is a Oldsmobile
What was the mercantile system?
The sale of goods to a merchant who sold them through a store.
What was the advantage of using the Steam Engine?
Steam Engine relies on fire but not as much fuel to make it.
The steam engine replaced horses as the source of power.
The power supplied by the steam engine was available 24 hours a day.
Who invented the spinning jenny?
Who is James Hargreaves?
This invention allowed factories to operate longer hours with electric lighting.
What is a incandescent light bulb
Why did the Industrial Revolution change where people lived?
Urbanization, better jobs, better wages, better opportunities.
He memorized and built the first textile mill in the U.S. from plans he drew straight from his head!
Who is Samuel Slater?
Who invented the assembly line?
Who is Ransom E. Olds
What is a power loom
What factors led to the start of the Industrial Revolution?
New manufacturing machines were being invented.
A new power source (steam) was introduced.
Products were beginning to be made in factories.
He devised a method where the action of the engine would control the opening and closing of the valves in proper order.
Who is Humphrey Potter?