What astronomical unit was invented in 1731, used to determine latitude for navigation?
The sextant
100
What material was used to make the rails that trains ride on?
Steel
100
What did the water frame do for textile production?
Produced dozens of threads at the same time, making cotton cloth faster to make
100
What is an assembly line?
An assembly line is a long conveyor belt. As the product moves along the belt, workers assemble it.
100
What were working conditions like in the 1700s?
It was a bit cramped and there were hardly anywhere else to move so you couldn't work as quickly
200
What did Walter Hunt invent?
The safety pin
200
What material replaced wood as fuel for trains?
Coal
200
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
200
What does manufacture mean?
To make by hand
200
Why were factories originally near rivers and streams?
They were water powered
300
Who built the first American telegraph?
Samuel Finley Breese Morse
300
Who built the first locomotive in the United States?
Peter Cooper
300
How did the cotton gin remove seeds from cotton fibers?
A crank turned a roller with teeth that stripped the seeds away from the cotton fiber
300
By the 1860's who was the largest maufacturer of sewing machines?
Isaac Singer
300
Why didn't the south have many factories, making it more expensive to produce goods cheaper?
They thought agriculture was easier money
400
Who was the original inventor of the sewing machine?
Elias Howes
400
What benefits did the Transportation Revolution bring to trade and every day life?
It enabled goods, people, and information to travel rapidly across the United States.
400
What provided the power for the machines in the textile mills in 1796?
Flowing water from rivers and streams
400
How did farmers make what they needed in the 1700s?
By hand
400
What was the cause of lower wages in factories?
Factories were closer to cities
500
Who invented the steel plow and when was it invented?
John Deere; 1837
500
What were some of the different parts of trains?
Boiler, firebox, fire doors, regulator, water piston, chimney and smoke box
500
Who created the water frame for making textile, lowering the cost of cotton cloth?
Englishman Richard Arkwright
500
How did Eli Whitney influence American manufacturing?
He developed the idea of interchangeable parts. These made it so each part does not have to be custom-made by hand, made machines easier to assemble, and broken parts easier to replace.
500
Why did the United States have fewer factories than Britain?
The land was less expensive, allowing them to have larger farms