Who invented bifocal eyeglasses and a clean-burning stove, and helped develop the U.S. postal system?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franlkin

• George Washington

• Samuel Adams

Who is credited with putting the concept of using mass-produced interchangeable parts into practice?

• Eli Whitney

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• DeWhitt Clinton

Which two innovators improved American factory production by using methods from England?

• Samuel Slater and Francis Cabot Lowell

• Eli Whitney and Cyrus McCormick

• John Deere and George Stephenson

What contributions did Samuel Slater and Francis Cabot Lowell make to American manufacturing?

• They put up huge amounts of their own capital to hire as many people as possible to increase production.

• They built on practices they had seen in England to improve equipment and production techniques in the textile industry.

• They persuaded English investors to share their techniques and ideas to get the American textile industry going.

Which is not true of the textile mill founded by Francis Cabot Lowell?

• Lowell developed a workable power loom for his mill.

• The town where the mill was located was named for Lowell.

• The mill relied on steam as a power source.

Which inventors changed agriculture with machines that worked well on midwestern prairies?

• Cyrus Reaper and Robert Plough

• Cyrus McCormick and John Deere

• Thomas Jefferson and Eli Whitney

What were the machines invented by Cyrus McCormick and John Deere that made large-scale agriculture possible, especially on midwestern prairies?

• silo and corn crib

• tractor and baler

• reaper and steel plow

What was the main impact of Cyrus McCormick's reaper and John Deere's steel plow on agriculture?

• They made large-scale agriculture possible and profitable.

• They allowed small farmers to keep up with large landowners.

• They reduced the need for slaves on southern plantations.

• They opened up more of New England to farming.

How did geography affect the development of industry in New England?

• The small number of ports limited transportation and trade.

• Rocky soil and an unpredictable climate made it unsuitable for commercial agriculture.

• Large deposits of coal there kept factories running at full production.

Which area of the country became the center of the American Industrial Revolution?

• New England

• South

• west