Inventions

Inventions

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Inventor:  Eli Whitney

• Invention: Mechanical Reaper
• Invention: Cotton Gin
• Invention: Bessemer Process
• Invention: Steamboat

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Cotton Gin 

• using machines in the production process 
• an engine that uses steam to generate power machines
• a machine for separating cotton from its seeds
• Permanently moving from one place to another

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How did the cotton gin contribute to the expansion of the plantation system and the need for slave?

• By lowering the number of slaves needed for growing cotton.

• By raising the time it takes to grow cotton

• By increasing the profitability of slavery.

• By reducing the demand for raw cotton.

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Inventor:  Samuel Morse

• Invention: Morse Code
• Invention: Steamboat
• Invention: Bessemer Process
• Invention: Interchangeable Parts

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a code used on the telegraph where letters are represented by a combination of beeps

• Morse Code
• Goods
• free enterprise
• industrialization

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How did the development of the factory system encourage urbanization?

• Manufacturers produced goods to export overseas.

• Labor unions were formed to protect mill workers.

• Workers moved closer to manufacturing centers.

• Industrialists invested in cotton plantations.

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Which factor accounts for this trend?

• The Second Great Awakening motivated people to join reform movements.

• Manifest Destiny inspired many people to become homesteaders.

• Jacksonian Democracy allowed more people to vote in elections.

• The Industrial Revolution encouraged people to pursue jobs in cities.

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Inventor:  Cyrus McCormick

• Invention: Steamboat
• Invention: Bessemer Process
• Invention: Interchangeable Parts
• Invention: Mechanical Reaper

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Mechanical Reaper 

• Sharing ideas, feelings, or information
• Permanently moving from one place to another
• Merchandise or property that is being sold
• A machine that harvests crops

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Inventor:  Eli Whitney

• Invention: Interchangeable Parts
• Invention: Steam Engine
• Invention: Steamboat
• Invention: Morse Code

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interchangeable parts 

• creating new ideas, products or methods 
• Merchandise or property that is being sold
• Parts of a product that are identical to allow easy replacement
• legally ending of the practice of enslaving people 

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The invention of the steamboat most affected the U.S. economy by-

• decreasing the need for canals

• allowing more efficient movement of goods

• reducing the costs of settling in western territories

• transporting workers from southern states to northern states

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How did the growth of the railway system during the 19th century affect the U.S. economy?

• by helping expand the commercial markets of U.S. businesses

• by making it easier for people in rural areas to work in urban factories

• by helping strengthen the economic ties between U.S. and British companies

• by permitting faster communication between corporate leaders and their employees

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How did transportation help industries grow and prosper?

• It controlled raw materials
• It meant borrowing money from banks.
• It shipped consumer goods to national markets
• It moved energy to where it was needed

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Major 19th century innovations such as the steel plow, steam engines, Bessemer process, and interchangeable parts, resulted in

• higher consumer costs

• decreased profits for investors

• less consumer choice

• more efficient production of goods