Inventions of the 1800's

What device did Alexander Graham Bell create that changed communications forever?

• telephone
• telegraph
• Internet
• electrical services

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Who invented the telegraph in 1840?

• James Hargreaves
• John Deer
• Samuel Morse
• John Montressor

The assembly line allowed a much more efficient  ______________ of goods.

• mass transportation
• mass production

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Eli Whitney
• John Deere
• Robert Fulton
• Cyrus McCormick

Why did the invention of the cotton gin lead to an increase in the number of slaves in the South?

• It needed to be repaired a lot
• More slaves were needed to clean the cotton
• Lots of slaves were needed to produce and harvest more cotton

Who invented the telegraph in 1840?

• James Hargreaves
• John Deer
• Samuel Morse
• John Montressor

What invention turned rivers into busy routes for traders and travelers.

• Railroads

• Steamboat

• Telegraph

• Mechanical Reaper

Inventions helped industry because they

• helped workers earn more.  
•  ended competition.    
•  made it more efficient.  
•     d. encouraged railroads to offer rebates,

Who invented the steamboat 1804?

• Cyrus Mc Cormick
• Elias Howe
• Samuel F.B. Morse
• Robert Fulton

What invention allowed parts to be exchanged or repaired.

• Interchangeable Parts

• Telegraph

• Steel Plow

• Railroad