Industrial Inventions Recap

I sparked the Industrial Revolution in America by bringing over the first spinning mill, turning cotton into cloth

• Samuel Slater

• Eli Whitney

• John Deere

• Robert Fulton

Whose invention led to an increase in slavery?

• Eli Whitney

• Henry Bessemer

• John Deere

• Samuel Morse

Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin and _____________

• interchangeable parts

• bessemer process

• steampowered train

• steel plow

Who combined the manufacturing steps all into one, creating the modern factory system?

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Elias Howe

• Robert Fulton

• Henry Bessemer

Cyrus Hall McCormick invented the

• mechanical reaper

• spinning mill

• steel plow

• telegraph

The Bessemer process created a cheaper and more effective way in making __________, which led to skyscrapers

• steel

• gold

• titanium

• iron

What inventor is currently known for his famous tractors, but was also the inventor of the steel plow?

• John Deere

• Peter Cooper

• Eli Whitney

• Samuel Slater

What invention led to moving people and goods significantly faster across the country using steam power?

• locomotive (train)

• telegraph

• cotton gin

• mechanical reaper

What invention allowed people and goods to move more efficiently along rivers?

• steamboat

• locomotive

• paddle boat

• spinning mill

Who invented a way to communicate through electronic signals using the telegraph?

• Samuel Morse

• Henry Bessemer

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Nikola Tesla