Chapter 12 Lesson 1 and 2

The steamboat, the steam-powered locomotive, the sewing machine, the telegraph, and the steel-tipped plow were some of the major innovations of the 1800s.

• True

• False

Use of the sewing machine led to the mass production of clothing.

• True

• False

Wider and deeper canals allowed steamboats to travel on major rivers.

• True

• False

Clipper ships could sail at speeds of up to 300 miles per hour.

• True

• False

After the invention of revolutionary farming methods, settlers left the Great Plains area.

• True

• False

By 1860 where were most of the country’s goods manufactured?

• Northeast

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

By 1860 the United States had almost 31,000

• canals

• clipper ships

• miles of railroad tracks

• miles of telegraph lines

Which invention filled the need for a method of communication that kept up with industrial growth and fast-paced travel?

• mechanical reaper

• railroads

• steam engine

• telegraph

What did John Deere invent in 1837?

• Morse Code

• clipper ship

• steel-tipped plow

• telegraph

Which invention ensured that raising wheat would remain the main economic activity in the Midwestern prairies?

• mechanical hores

• mechanical reaper

• stell thresher

• steel-tipped plow