Savaas Chapter 11 Lesson 1 Flashcard

Front

What conclusion can you draw from the inventions that came about in the mid to late 1800s?

Back

There was a demand to make everyday transport and communication easier.

Front

What generalization can be made about the investments made in inventions during the mid to late 1800s?

Back

The funding allowed technologies to develop in a shorter timeframe.

Front

Thomas Edison’s famous invention of 1879 changed how people lived because it made everyday life safer and ________________________.

Back

brighter

Front

Whose work in the late 1800s helped feed the growing population of the United States?

Back

George Washington Carver

Front

How did Julian Sprague’s invention change transportation?

Back

It made travel faster.