Inventions and Creators
He invented the steam engine that powered trains and factories
Who is James Watt?
Many factory workers during the Industrial Revolution were this age group.
What are children?
This form of transportation became faster and more common with the steam locomotive.
What is the train/railroad?
He wrote The Wealth of Nations, supporting capitalism
Who is Adam Smith?
The movement from farms to cities for factory work was called this
What is urbanization?
This American created the cotton gin, which sped up cotton processing
Who is Eli Whitney?
Long workdays in factories often lasted this many hours.
What is 12–16 hours?
Robert Fulton created this type of steam-powered boat.
What is the steamboat?
This German philosopher co-wrote The Communist Manifesto.
Who is Karl Marx?
Overcrowded, poor urban housing was known by this term
What are tenements?
The spinning jenny revolutionized textile production.
Who is James Hargreaves?
Poorly ventilated and dangerous workplaces were called these.
What are sweatshops?
This invention by Samuel Morse sent messages quickly over wires.
What is The Telegraph?
He created the Model T using the assembly line.
Who is Henry Ford?
The economic system where private individuals own businesses for profit.
What is capitalism?
He invented the telephone in 1876.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
This movement fought for workers’ rights, including shorter hours and safer conditions.
What are labor unions?
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the east and west of this country.
What is the United States?
This reformer fought to end child labor in Britain.
Who is Lord Shaftesbury?
The rise of factories created this new class between rich and poor.
What is the middle class?
his inventor’s process for making stronger steel was called the Bessemer process.
Who is Henry Bessemer?
Women and children were often hired because they could be paid this compared to men.
What is lower wages?
This canal, finished in 1825, connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the Erie Canal?
This British queen ruled during much of the Industrial Revolution.
Who is Queen Victoria?
The Industrial Revolution began in this country.
What is Great Britain?