Inventors
Inventions
Facts
Impacts
100
Who invented the steamboat?
Robert Fulton
100
What invention made communication faster?
Telegraph
100
Where did the Industrial Revolution start?
Great Britain
100
The Steamboat affected waterways by ?
making it less expensive and easier way to ship goods.
200
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
200
What invention made transporting of goods through water quicker and cheaper?
Steamboat
200
The Industrial Revolution caused the rise of _____________.
factories
200
What was the impact of the Steam power?
Factories needed less workers to operate the machines
300
Who invented the Telegraph?
Samuel Morse
300
What invention helped produce more cotton for Southern farmers?
Cotton gin
300
The Industrial Revolution causes many people to move into __________.
Cities
300
What was the impact of the Erie Canal?
The canal increased the trade of farm products and the availability of products.
400
Who invented the mechanical reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
400
What invention revolutionized land transportation?
Railroads/Trains
400
Skilled Craftsmen were needed to work in these new factories? True or False?
False
400
What was the impact of the Cotton gin?
Needed more slaves in the south
500
Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
500
What invention powered machines and led to the construction of factories?
Steam Engine
500
________ and ___________ were the types of the people that were hired to work in the factories.
Women and Children
500
What was the impact of Canals?
It increased transportation and the population grew in major cities.
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