Cotton Gin
Steamboat
Steam Locomotive
Erie Canal
Telegraph
100
Eli Whitney
Who invented the cotton gin?
100
Robert Fulton
Who invented the steamboat for commerical use?
100
Samuel Morse
Who invented the telegraph?
200
To remove seeds from cotton quickly.
What is the cotton gin used for?
200
Morse Code
What is the name of the "language" used by the telegraph?
300
True
True or false: The cotton gin increased the amount of slaves in the United States.
300
"What hath God wrought?"
What was the first telegraph message ever sent?
400
It increased land area devoted to cotton and cotton produced.
What was the cotton gin's effect on cotton production?
400
The telegraph made it easier for Americans to communicate with one another.
How did the telegraph impact American lives?
500
The invention of the cotton gin increased the specialization of the Souther states in agriculture and their dependence on slavery.
How did the invention of the cotton gin play a role in the development of the Civil War?
500
The telephone.
What is one invention that has followed the telegraph?
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