Chapter 10-Technological Advances Impact the Nation

Eli Whitney invented the ______________ in 1793.

• telegraph

• steam locomotive

• steamboat

• cotton gin

• mechanical reaper

Cyrus McCormick invented the ______________ which could harvest grain much faster than by hand.

• cotton gin

• mechanical reaper

• steamboat

• steam locomotive

• telegraph

The first ______________ was patented by John Fitch in 1791. Later, Robert Fulton improved it by making it faster and more efficient.

• telegraph

• steam locomotive

• steamboat

• mechanical reaper

• cotton gin

The __________ was invented in 1837 by Samuel Morse and helped connect people over long distances almost instantly.

• cotton gin

• mechanical reaper

• steamboat

• steam locomotive

• telegraph

The ___________ was invented in 1814 by a British engineer named George Stephenson and helped traveling on land much better.

• cotton gin

• mechanical reaper

• steamboat

• steam locomotive

• telegraph

The ____________ could move raw materials, goods, and people across water quickly.

• cotton gin

• mechanical reaper

• steamboat

• steam locomotive

• telegraph

The _____________ sent electrical signals through a wire.

• cotton gin

• mechanical reaper

• steamboat

• steam locomotive

• telegraph

The _____________ was a machine that had sharp blades to cut grain.

• cotton gin

• mechanical reaper

• steamboat

• steam locomotive

• telegraph

_____________ could pull trains up and down hills with ease using a powerful steam engine.

• Cotton gins

• Mechanical reapers

• Steamboats

• Steam locomotives

• Telegraphs

The __________ was a simple machine that separated seeds from the sticky cotton fibers.

• cotton gin

• mechanical reaper

• steamboat

• steam locomotive

• telegraph