Industrial Might
Interchangeable parts were developed by this man to help speed up manufacturing.
Who is Eli Whitney?
This man invented the steel plow.
Who is John Deere?
Robert Fulton developed this vehicle.
What is the steamboat?
These allowed easier mass production of goods in manufacturing.
What are interchangeable parts?
This type of power allowed factories to be built closer to cities.
What is steam?
This invention allowed for faster communication in the 19th century.
What is the telegraph?
This product became the main fuel for railroads in the 19th century.
What is coal?
This invented by Cyrus McCormick, primarily harvested wheat.
What is the mechanical reaper?
This man is credited with bringing the secrets of textile mill manufacturing to the United States.
Who is Samuel Slater?
This man used new strategies to encourage sales of his reaper. This included using advertising and providing credit.
Who is Cyrus McCormick?
The coal and steel industries were most impacted by this the massive improvement in movement of people and products.
What is the Transportation Revolution?
This communication method used dots and dashes to represent letters.
What is Morse code?
This system is known for employing entire families in factories.
What is the Rhode Island System?
This machine invented by Richard Arkwright, was primarily used in the textile manufacturing industry.
What is the water frame?
This city become a transportation hub during the Transportation Revolution because of its railroad connection.
What is Chicago?
Labor these were staged by trade unions to call for shorter workdays and better conditions.
What are strikes?
This man developed the Lowell System. (Full Name)
Francis Cabot Lowell
This man is associated with the innovation/invention of the Sewing machine improvement.
Who is Isaac Singer?
This court case strengthened federal authority to regulate trade between states after a steamboat operator argued that with a federal license he did not need to have a state license.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden?
This woman helped lead the labor union movement for shorter workdays in Massachusetts.
Who is Sarah G. Bagley?