Westward Expansion: Inventors Quiz

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• Eli Whitney

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Robert Fulton

What did the cotton gin do?

• Made the cotton into clothes

• Cut down the cotton plants in the field

• It took out the hard, sharp seeds from the cotton plant

• It took off the leaves from the cotton plant

Which is the BEST definition for entrepreneur?

• A person that takes a risk in a new product for business to make a profit

• Someone that invents something

• Someone that is very good at something

• A person that turns raw materials into finished goods

The BEST definition of an inventor is:

• A person that makes a new product or develops a new way of making something

• A person that gets rich from discovering something

• A person that travels around the country, selling a product

• A person that makes money from the sale of goods

Why was the Reaper invented?

• To save time and manpower harvesting the fields

• To give protection from the weather to farmers

• To help pay for the cost of seeds

• To make it easier to transport food to market

Farmers were quick to start using the time-saving reaper, because it did the work of 10 men in a fraction of the time.

• True

• False

The reaper was invented by a man from Virginia.

• True

• False

The Reaper was invented by:

• Cyrus McCormick

• Cyrus McCormick AND a slave, Jo Anderson

• Robert Fulton

• Eli Whitney AND a slave, Jo Anderson

The steam locomotive was based off the engine design for the steamboat.

• True

• False

Who is credited with popularizing the steamboat?

• Eli Whitney

• Cyrus McCormick

• Robert Fulton

• Jo Anderson