Inventors and Inventions
This man invented the cotton gin
Who is Eli Whitney?
What is the telegraph?
These men invented the airplane.
Who are the Wright brothers?
Erie Canal or Cumberland Road
Because America had so much land and grew so many crops many American inventions were related to agriculture such as these three things.
What is the steel plow, grain elevator and mechanical reaper?
This man invented vulcanized rubber, which was a better alternative to natural rubber because it lasted longer in changing weather.
Who is Charles Goodyear?
Patented by Guglielmo Marconi, this allowed for instant communication like the telephone and telegraph and would soon be used for entertainment.
What is the radio?
This 363 mile long man made river was paid for by New York to connect the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean and resulted in New York growing in size and becoming richer.
What is the Erie Canal?
Erie canal or the Transcontinental railroad was finished
Erie canal (1824)
Because Americans were working and living in cities and space was limited-
Buildings got taller
Thomas Edison invented this that reduced the amount of house fires as well as allowing people to see better in their homes.
What is the incandescent lightbulb?
This man invented the telephone.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
Because the transcontinental railroad was built, more people were able to travel-
The transcontinental railroad was finished or the first entertainment was broadcast over the radio
The Transcontinental Railroad was finished (1869)
The invention of the light bulb prevented this.
What is house fires?
Invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1712, it was used to pump water out of mines.
What is the steam engine?
The two reasons there were so many new inventions during the Industrial Revolution.
What is to make work easier and to make more money?
The invention of the internal combustion engine, vulcanized rubber and the steam engine were necessary for the invention of this.
What is the modern automobile?
World War I or Entertainment broadcast over the radio?
Entertainment Broadcast over the radio (1906)
This invention caused the closing off of the frontier.
What is barbed wire?
Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz were two German men who inspired/invented this?
What is the modern automobile?
The government has recognized your right to a new idea because you made a request and met the requirements.
What is you receive a patent?
This man invented the assembly line to help produce his Model T.
Who is Henry Ford?
The Cumberland Road or World War I
Cumberland Road (1811) WWI (1914)
Because farms needs fewer workers, people moved to...
What are the cities?