Ch 14 Review

Inventor; sent messages along wires

• Elias Howe

• Samuel Morse

• Peter Cooper

• John Deere

Invented the sewing machine in 1846

• Elias Howe

• Samuel Morse

• Peter Cooper

• John Deere

Invented the steel-tipped plow in 1837

• Elias Howe

• Samuel Morse

• Peter Cooper

• John Deere

Constructed the mechanical reaper

• Elias Howe

• Cyrus McCormick

• Peter Cooper

• John Deere

Series of dots and dashes representing letters

• Coopers

• Clipper ships

• Morse code

• Strikes

By 1860, where were most of the country’s goods manufactured?

• Northeast
• Northwest
• Southeast
• Southwest

Why were strikes not as effective in industries with unskilled workers?

• Unskilled workers were paid high wages.
• Unskilled workers could be replaced more easily than skilled workers.
• Unskilled workers were not allowed to join unions.
• Many unskilled workers were deported for supporting unions.

Women worked the same hours as men and were also paid the same.

• true
• false

Formation of national labor unions in the late 1800's was mainly because of

• passage of laws that supported workers
• laws restricting immigration
• poor working conditions and low wages
• economic depression that led to high unemployment

Why did the United States experience an increase in Irish population in the 1840s?

• Civil war broke out among European powers.
• A flu epidemic broke out in Ireland
• Irish came to escape severe famine in Irland.
• Irish came to receive training in the English language.