Misc. 2
These are the three reasons that lead to the Industrial Revolution.
What are...
- America wanted economical independence from England?
- America needed a better transportation system?
- America wanted to expand how they traded goods?
This invention changed raw cotton into finished cloth.
What is the textile mill?
This person invented the sewing machine.
Who is Elias Howe?
He built the first mill village.
Who is Samuel Slater?
He is considered the Father of the American Factory System.
Who is Samuel Slater?
The four examples of how life was like before the Industrial Revolution.
What are...
- Most people were farmers and lived off the land?
- They would barter with other people to get what they needed?
- Most families grew all of their own food?
- Children worked on the farm with their families?
This invention was a big step forward in the transportation world.
What is the steamboat?
This person invented the power loom.
Who is Edmund Cartwright?
He was an apprentice to an instrument maker.
Who is James Watts?
Fill in the blanks. The first Industrial Revolution occured from the late _____ to the mid ______.
What is 1700's ; 1800's?
This person formed a company called the Boston Manufacturing Company.
Who is Francis Cabot Lowell? DOUBLE POINTS IF CORRECT!!!
This invention sent electrical signals across wires.
What is the telegraph?
This person invented the steel plow.
Who is John Deere?
His design was the first to be widely used in the U.S.
Who is Samuel F.B Morse?
Fill in the blank. The Industrial Revolution was a time when ______ and forms of ______ were booming.
What is new inventions ; technology?
Before the Industrial Revolution, farmers relied mostly on _______ to do the jobs on the farm.
What is manpower?
This invention allowed factories to produce fabric faster.
What is the power loom?
This person invented the Steam Engine.
Who is James Watts?
He is from Massachusetts and moved to a plantation in Georgia.
Who is Eli Whiteny?
The definition of the Erie Canal.
What is a waterway that transported goods and people efficiently and quick between the Atlantic and the Great Lakes? (or something similar)
This invention made it easier to send messages over long distances.
What is the Telegraph?
This invention separated the cotton from the sticky seeds rapidly.
What is the cotton gin?
This person invented the cotton gin.
Who is Eli Whitney?
An artist turned inventor.
Who is Robert Fulton?
The working conditions were _______ during the Industrial Revolution. (list at least three)
What are ...
- risk of death or injury?
- if you didn't show up you'd be fired?
- worked long hours?
- little pay?