Industrial Revolution

Which one of the inventions from your chart changed the way cotton was processed?

• Cotton Gin

• Spinning Jenny

• Bessemer Steel Process

• Light Bulb

The invention of these made it possible to replace a broken part with ease instead of having to wait for custom replacements

• mass production

• division of labor

• interchangeable parts

Who invented the telegraph in 1840?

• James Hargreaves
• John Deer
• Samuel Morse
• John Montressor

This invention turned rivers into busy routes for traders and travelers.

• Railroads

• Steamboat

• Telegraph

• Mechanical Reaper

Who invented the steamboat 1804?

• Cyrus Mc Cormick
• Elias Howe
• Samuel F.B. Morse
• Robert Fulton

How did the cotton gin change cotton production in the South?

• Cotton was made faster.

• Cotton became the most important cash crop in the United States.

• It could clean more cotton in minutes than a whole group of workers could clean in a day.

• all of the above

_______________ is a machine with sharp blades used to cut grain.

• The sower
• The reaper
• The cotton gin
• The sewing machine

Who invented the steel plow?

• John Deere

• James McCormick

• Eli Whitney

• Mrs. Schultz (obviously)

The steel plow helped farmers...

• plow heavy, rich soil

• make farming more difficult

• plow light soil

• plant seeds faster

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the —

• A. formation of the patent system

• B. creation of labor unions

• C. use of mass-production techniques (assembly lines)

• D. eight-hour workday