Review 1
The two inventions that made improvements to travel possible are….
The steamboat and the railroad
In 1830, Peter Cooper builds a small but powerful locomotive called the…
Tom Thumb
This person made improvements to the sewing machine.
Isaac Singer
Who is the American who perfected the telegraph?
Samuel Morse
How did the steamboat increase trade and profits?
Goods could be moved cheaply resulting in cheaper prices
American Robert Fulton invents the first full-sized commercial steamboat, the ______________.
Clermont
This person created a steel plow to help with plowing the thick Illinois soil, which worked much better than an iron plow.
John Deere
Which natural resource replaced wood as the main source of power in the United States before oil, electricity and gas?
Coal
Railroads also caused _______________ to grow.
Cities
Define the Transportation Revolution
A period of rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel in transportation.
This person developed the mechanical reaper which quickly and eventually cut down wheat.
Cyrus McCormick
A short click in Morse Code represents a ___________________.
Dot
How does the telegraph work?
Sent pulses, or surges, of electric current through a wire.
Name four new inventions of the mid-1800s.
Telegraph, ice box, safety pins, iron cookstove, steel plow, matches, mechanical reaper.
In the 1870s, the demand for ________________ increased as the demands for ____________ grew.
coal; steel
Which technological advancement grew in the U.S. alongside the railroad?
The telegraph
Who was the person who developed the Morse Code alphabet?
Alfred Lewis Vail
What were two challenges faced by America engineers when building the nation’s railroad systems?
Steep mountains, tight curves, and swift river systems
Early in the Transportation Revolution, _________________ was the primary source of fuel for trains and steamboats, as well as for _____________, ______________, and ____________!
Wood; cooking, heat, light
A long click in Morse Code represents a ______________.
Dash