Inventions Early 1800's

What device did Alexander Graham Bell create that changed communications forever?

• telephone
• telegraph
• Internet
• electrical services

The Bessemer process, invented by Henry Bessemer, was created to produce...

• cotton
• peanuts
• steel
• electricity

Explain the impact electricity had on factories.

• Factories had to close down early.
• Factories could remain open 24 hours a day.
• People began moving back to the countryside.
• People could only go to the factories in the morning.

The assembly line allowed a much more efficient  ______________ of goods.

• mass transportation
• mass production

Who invented the airplane?

• The Wright Brothers

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Mercedes Benz

Who invented the first automobile assembly line?

• Cyrus McCormick

• Henry Ford

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Graham Bell

Inventions helped industry because they

• helped workers earn more.

• ended competition.

• made it more efficient.

• encouraged railroads to offer rebates,

Who invented the electric lightbulb?

• Coach Webb

• Thomas Edison

• Coach Drummond

• Ben Franklin

What do all good inventions have in common?

• They never break down.

• They make life easier and more enjoyable.

• They are cheap and easy to make.

• They do dangerous jobs for humans.

Who invented the cast steel plow?

• Eli Whitney
• John Deere
• Samuel Morse
• Wright Brothers