USI.8 Westward Expansion Unit Review

Front

Which invention removed seeds from cotton?

Back

the cotton gin

Front

Which invention increased the need for slave labor? Options: reaper, cotton gin, steam engine, steel plow

Back

cotton gin

Front

Eli Whitney was the ___ of the cotton gin

Back

inventor

Front

The reaper ___.

Back

cut/harvested grains

Front

Which invention increased the productivity of the American farmer? Options: reaper, cotton gin, steam locomotive, steamboat

Back

reaper

Front

Jo Anderson was the ___ of the mechanical reaper.

Back

inventor

Front

Cyrus McCormick was the ___ of the mechanical reaper.

Back

inventor and entrepreneur

Front

Which invention allowed people and goods to travel against the strong river currents?

Back

the steamboat

Front

Which invention connected southern farms and plantations to northern industries and western territories?

Back

steamboat

Front

Robert Fulton was the ___ of the steamboat.

Back

entrepreneur