Ch. 8 Ls. 1-2

An American engineer who created the steamboat.

• Eli Whitney

• Cyrus McCormick

• Elias Howe

• Robert Fulton

What was the importance of the Erie Canal?

• It provided more water for the settlers to use for their crops.

• It was a human made water way that connected the Hudson River to Lake Erie making transportation of goods easier.

• It was a human made water way that connected the Mississippi River and the Hudson River and made transportation of goods easier.

Why were railroads so important during this time?

• they moved people and goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances

• they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
• people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city

Who made an improved version of the cotton gin and was hired by the U.S. government to produce muskets for the army through a system of interchangeable parts and mass production?

• John Deere
• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Slater
• Elias Howe

Who developed the Morse code which helped improve communication between people?

• Elias Howe
• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Slater
• Samuel Morse

Who invented the mechanical reaper which made it easier to cut grain?

• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Morse
• Cyrus McCormick
• John Deere

Who invented the sewing machine?

• Elias Howe
• Cyrus McCormick
• Samuel Slater
• Eli Whitney

Influential in the development of the spinning and weaving machines which produced cloth.

• Eli Whitney
• Robert Fulton
• Francis Cabot Lowell and Samuel Slater

• Elias Howe

Granted permission by the Mexican government to bring American families into Texas.

• Sam Houston

• Stephen F. Austin

• John Fremont

• Santa Anna

Who did Texas go to war with to win their independence?

• France
• Germany
• Mexico
• Spain