Inventions and Inventors 18th and 19th centuries

This invention impacted life by making steel cheaper and faster to produce. In turn leading to using it more in everyday life

• Telephone

• Bessemer Process

• Airplane

• Iphone11

This made it easier to produce MORE goods CHEAPER and FASTER

• Electric Pencil sharpener

• Airplane

• Mass production

• Bessemer Process

Who invented the steel plow?

• Cyrus McCormick
• John Deere
• Samuel Slater
• Robert Fulton

Who invented the telegraph?

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

Who invented the steamboat?

• Robert Fulton
• Samuel Morse
• Cyrus McCormick
• Francis Cabot Lowell

Who invented the first cotton mill in America in 1790?

• Eli Whitney

• Robert Fulton

• Francis Cabot Lowell

• Samuel Slater

In the late 19th century, inventions such as the mechanized reaper and the steel plow made farming more efficient. What impact did the introduction of farm machinery have on American farms in the 19th century?

• More workers were needed to run the new machines.

• Large farms increased their output and supplied food to eastern cities.

• Wages for unskilled farm workers increased.

• The high cost of the machines made farming unprofitable.

Identify causes of the US Industrial Revolution

• The growth of railroads

• Pollution

• Available workers

• New inventions and innovation

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

The growth of railroads during the 19th century affected US business by?

• Discouraging Congress to institute tariffs

• Increasing the cost of raw materials transported

• Decreasing the wages of unskilled workers

• Opening new markets for goods