8th Grade Industrial Revolution

Who was known as the "father" of the steam engine?

• Iverson Lopez

• James Watt

• Samuel Slater

• Samuel Morse

Who invented the cotton gin and interchangeable parts?

• Samuel L Jackson

• Eli Whitney

• Eli Manning

• Robert Fulton

Why did many Irish people immigrate to the US?

• To escape the famine

• They were kicked out of Ireland

• They heard that Americans were nice

Why did many Germans immigrate to the US?

• Because of a failed revolution

• They were escaping a famine

• The land in the US was very expensive

Who were Nativists?

• A group of people who supported Native American rights

• Native Americans

• People who wanted to preserve the US for white protestants

• Immigrants from Europe

Who invented the steamboat?

• Robert Fulton

• Albert Einstein

• Samuel Morse

Where did the workers at Lowell, Massachusetts come from

• They were young women who lived in nearby farms

• They immigrated from Ireland

• They were born there.

How did the industrial revolution affect some children in the US?

• Many of them could now afford V-bucks, which became cheaper to manufacture

• They had to work to support there families, not giving them opportunities to get an education

• Every child in the US died in factories

What was Samuel Slater known for?

• Bringing home to the US his ability to build a steam-powered tactile mill from memory

• Having the most kills in Fortnite

• Inventing the steam-powered textile mill

What were some problems with urbanization? (select all answers)

• FIlthy Streets

• Lack of clean drinking water

• your mom

• disease

• the cities were underpopulated