Chapter 13

Who invented the waterframe?

• Richard Arkwright
• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Slater
• Samuel Morse

Who built the first American mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island?

• Richard Arkwright
• Samuel Slater
• Eli Whitney
• John Deere

Who built guns for the U.S. Army using interchangeable parts?

• Richard Arkwright
• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Morse
• Cyrus McCormick

What is the definition of technology?

• tools to produce items or to do work
• type of worker who builds things
•  items to help with transportation
• tools that make all people lazy

Who hired entire families to work so he could meet labor needs at a low cost?

• Eli Whitney
• Francis Cabot Lowell
• Samuel Slater
• Robert Fulton

Which is NOT an advantage Lowell girls received?

• Good pay
• Three meals a day
• Good working conditions
• Classes on Sunday

What did Sarah G. Bagley fight for?

• 10 hour work day
• Equal pay for men and women
• Better working conditions on the railroad
• Children to attend school

Which labor system used young girls who mostly came to town from local farms?

• Rhode Island System
• Lowell System

Who tested a steamboat design in France in 1803?

• John Deere
• Cyrus McCormick
• Samuel Morse
• Robert Fulton

Who invented the telegraph?

• Robert Fulton
• Cyrus McCormick
• Samuel Morse
• John Deere