Advancements in our Nation

Who invented the famous cotton gin in the early 20th century?

• Eli Whitney

• Eli Young

• Abraham Lincoln

• Benjamin Franklin

Who invented the steam boat?

• George Stephenson

• Robert Fulton

• Samuel Morse

Who invented the telegraph?

• Samuel Morse

• Robert Fulton

• George Stephenson

Which was a method of river transportation?

• Sail boat

• Steam engine

• Telegraph

• Steam boat

Which was the first method of long distance communication?

• Telephone

• Steam boat

• Steam engine

• Telegraph

Robert Fulton invented the

• Steam Boat
• Steam Engine
• Steam Powered Locomotive
• Steam Powered Reaper

Sojourner Truth traveled around the country with other people against to slavery. They gave speeches to try to get others to join their cause.

Why was Sojourner Truth good at convincing others that slavery was wrong?

• She was a politician with a lot of power in Congress.

• She was a former slave and told them about life in slavery.

• She grew up on a plantation and had owned slaves herself.

What amendment was added to the constitution allowing all American adult women to vote?

• 19th

• 13th

• 14th

• 10th

Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?

• A leader against slavery.

• A leader in the fight for women's suffrage.

• She had a dollar coin named after her.

• She wrote for a newspaper.

Who left the safety in the North to go back to the South because she wanted to help free her family members and other slaves?

• Harriet Tubman

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Susan B. Anthony

• Sojourner Truth