Industrialization Inventions
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- Q1Who invented the Cotton Gin?Edmuncd CartwrightEli WhitneyJames WattSamuel F.B. Morse60s
- Q2Who invented the telegraph?Edmund CartwrightSamuel F.B. MorseEli WhitneyAlexander Graham Bell60s
- Q3Who invented morse code?Samuel F.B. MorseAlexander Graham BellEdmund CarwrightEli Whitney60s
- Q4This invention made cotton a much more profitable crop for farmers. With this invention, many more farmers turned to cotton as their main crop.Power LoomCotton GinSteamboatSteel Tipped Plow60s
- Q5This invention changed the face of communication. Instant communication became possible between the east and west coasts and allowed people to know what was happening almost as it happened.USPSMorse Code & TelegraphTelephoneSteam Boat60s
- Q6Invented in 1837 by John Deere to help break up tough Mid-West soil.Mechanical ReaperSteam BoatSteel Tipped PlowTranscontinental Railroad60s
- Q7Cyrus McCormick invented this machine that cuts and often also gathers crops at harvest.Mechanical ReaperSteam EngineSteel Tipped PlowSteam Boat60s
- Q8A waterway in New York that ran 363 miles.Erie CanalTranscontinental RailroadSteam EngineSteam Boat60s
- Q9A boat designed by Robert Fulton that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels.Steam BoatSteam EngineTranscontinental RailroadSteel Tipped Plow60s
- Q10A method of manufacturing using machinery and division of labor where each employee has their particular task.TelegraphFactory SystemTextile MillsSteam Boat60s
- Q11This invention from the Industrial Revolution spins or turns fiber into cloth to make clothes and is usually powered by water.Power LoomCotton GinSteam EngineTextile Mill60s
- Q12Which region of the United States did the Cotton Gin benefit most?The SouthThe NorthThe West60s
- Q13Which region of the United States did the Transcontinental Railroad benefit the most?The WestThe SouthThe North60s
- Q14Which region of the United States did the Factory System benefit the most?The SouthThe WestThe North60s
- Q15Which region of the United States did Textile Mills benefit the most?The SouthThe NorthThe West60s