Inventors
The Cotton gin was invented by who?
Eli Whitney
Another route of water Transportation was invented, What was it? And when was it invented?
Canals and they were invented in the first half of the 1800s.
When was the first steam engine brought to the U.S?
1712
The Western Union Telegraph Company strung what all across the country in 1861.
Telegraph wires
What invention affected peoples daily life cooking?
The cooking stove
Who designed the Clermont steamboat?
Robert Fulton
Where was the first cotton spinning mill in the U.S. made?
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
What year did The Industrial Revolution begin?
late 1700s
What invention changed the way of how people communicated with each other?
The telegraph
In the early 1800s, people began using what to store food?
Iceboxes
Who invented the telegraph?
Samuel F.B Morse
What year did Samuel Slater build the first cotton spinning mill in the U.S
1793
What year did Benjamin Franklin invent the cook stove?
1744
Who was Samuel F.B. Morse's partner?
After the sewing machine appeared, what type of factories hired large numbers of workers?
Clothing
Who invented the sewing machine?
What was the period of change for the economy/society of the world?
The Industrial Revolution
Issac M. Singer became very successful by doing?
Manufacturing and selling large numbers of his improved sewing machines.
Businesses also took advantage of new what?
Technology
Innovations in production, communication, and what changed where people lived
What blacksmith invented the steel plow
When did German immigrants come to the U.S, and to do what?
They came in the 1830s - 50s, and came to escape poor harvests, crowded cities, and low wages.
When was the Spinning Jenny invented
1764
The speed of communication played a important role in helping the United States what?
Grow and develop
Many people left farms to work in factories as a result of what?