Industrial Revolution

Who invented the telegraph in 1840?

This invention turned rivers into busy routes for traders and travelers. It increased the speed of transportation.

Who invented the steamboat 1804?

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

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

How did new methods of mass production (assembly lines) contribute to the Industrial Revolution?

• by having skilled workers

• by creating products more quickly and cheaply

• by making many products that were more expensive

• by allowing products to be made more slowly and carefully

The mechanical reaper...

• increased farming production

• decreased farming production

• made farming more difficult

• planted seeds automatically for farmers

True or False. The Industrial Revolution allowed work to move from being done by hand to the factories.

Which invention made it possible to cut grain faster? It eased the workload of farmers...

A canal is a?

• man made channel

• ocean

• lake

• stream