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Inventions Quizizz

Inventions Quizizz

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History, Social Studies

8th Grade

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Easy

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Rachel Hatch

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3 Slides • 16 Questions

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media

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Multiple Choice

The Bessemer Steel Process made making ______ quicker and easier and stronger.

1

steel

2

cotton

3

iron

3

Multiple Choice

Canals made ________ easier and quicker.

1

transportation

2

communication

3

industry

4

Multiple Choice

The Erie Canal made _______ a major center of business.

1

Chicago

2

New York City

3

Boston

5

Multiple Choice

The telegraph made ________ easier and quicker.

1

transportation

2

farming

3

communication

6

Multiple Choice

Identical parts that can replaced easily and quickly.

1

canals

2

telegraphy

3

interchangeable parts

7

Multiple Choice

How did inventions like the Erie Canal and the railroads change the landscape around them?

1

Villages grew into cities like New York

2

no impact

3

it made people move to farms

4

People moved to the South

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Multiple Choice

How did industrialization change the environment?

1

pollution, take away natural land

2

created more natural resources

3

made gold easier to find

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media

10

Multiple Choice

Mechanical Reapers and steel plows made ______ easier and quicker.

1

farming

2

transportation

3

communication

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Multiple Choice

Steam boats made _________ easier and quicker.

1

farming

2

transportation

3

communication

12

Multiple Choice

The Cotton Gin made ________ easier and quicker to produce.

1

cotton

2

steel

3

iron

13

Multiple Choice

After the cotton gin was invented, slavery _______

1

decreased

2

increased

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Multiple Choice

How did the Mississippi impact the communities along it?

1

communities decreased

2

communities along the Mississippi grew into cities

3

communities stayed the same

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media

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Multiple Choice

Railroads made ________ easier, quicker and cheaper.

1

communication

2

farming

3

transportation

17

Multiple Choice

What connected the eastern United States to the west?

1

Steamboats

2

Transcontinental Railroad

3

the Erie Canal

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Multiple Choice

How did the Transcontinental Railroad change the West?

1

The railroad endangered the West.

2

More people moved back to the East when they couldn't find gold

3

More people were able to move and visit there which increased the population.

19

Poll

Which invention do you think had the most impact on the US?

canals

railroads

cotton gin

steam boat

telegraph

media

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