Misc. 2
Inventions
People
Facts to People
Misc. 1
100

These are the three reasons that lead to the Industrial Revolution.

What are...

- America wanted economical independence from England?

- America needed a better transportation system?

- America wanted to expand how they traded goods?

100

This invention changed raw cotton into finished cloth.

What is the textile mill?

100

This person invented the sewing machine.

Who is Elias Howe?

100

He built the first mill village.

Who is Samuel Slater?

100

He is considered the Father of the American Factory System.

Who is Samuel Slater?

200

The four examples of how life was like before the Industrial Revolution.

What are...

- Most people were farmers and lived off the land?

- They would barter with other people to get what they needed?

- Most families grew all of their own food?

- Children worked on the farm with their families?

200

This invention was a big step forward in the transportation world.

What is the steamboat?

200

This person invented the power loom.

Who is Edmund Cartwright?

200

He was an apprentice to an instrument maker.

Who is James Watts?

200

Fill in the blanks. The first Industrial Revolution occured from the late _____ to the mid ______.

What is 1700's ; 1800's?

300

This person formed a company called the Boston Manufacturing Company. 

Who is Francis Cabot Lowell? DOUBLE POINTS IF CORRECT!!!

300

This invention sent electrical signals across wires.

What is the telegraph?

300

This person invented the steel plow.

Who is John Deere?

300

His design was the first to be widely used in the U.S.

Who is Samuel F.B Morse?

300

Fill in the blank. The Industrial Revolution was a time when ______ and forms of ______ were booming.

What is new inventions ; technology?

400

Before the Industrial Revolution, farmers relied mostly on _______  to do the jobs on the farm.

What is manpower?

400

This invention allowed factories to produce fabric faster.

What is the power loom?

400

This person invented the Steam Engine.

Who is James Watts?

400

He is from Massachusetts and moved to a plantation in Georgia.

Who is Eli Whiteny?

400

The definition of the Erie Canal.

What is a waterway that transported goods and people efficiently and quick between the Atlantic and the Great Lakes? (or something similar) 

500

This invention made it easier to send messages over long distances. 

What is the Telegraph?

500

This invention separated the cotton from the sticky seeds rapidly.

What is the cotton gin?

500

This person invented the cotton gin.

Who is Eli Whitney?

500

An artist turned inventor.

Who is Robert Fulton?

500

 The working conditions were _______ during the Industrial Revolution. (list at least three)

What are ...

- risk of death or injury?

- if you didn't show up you'd be fired?

- worked long hours?

- little pay?