Inventions and Impact Quiz

Who invented the Steamboat?

• Samuel F. B. Morse

• Robert Fulton

• Cyrus McCormick

• Eli Whitney

What type of invention is the Cotton Gin?

• Transportation

• Communication

• Agricultural

• Production

Who invented the Telegraph?

• Robert Fulton

• John Deere

• Eli Whitney

• Samuel F. B. Morse

What was the impact of the Railroad?

• Sped up the transport of goods and people

• Made agricultural production more efficient

• Made cotton growing more profitable

• Created mass production assembly lines

Which TWO inventions did Eli Whitney invent?

• Cotton Gin

• Mechanical Reaper

• Steel Plow

• Interchangeable Parts

What type of invention is the Erie Canal?

• Communication

• Agricultural

• Transportation

• Production

What was the impact of the Telegraph?

• Sped up the transport of goods and people

• Made agricultural production more efficient

• Improved long-distance communication

• Created mass production assembly lines

What type of invention is the Mechanical Reaper?

• Transportation

• Communication

• Production

What was the impact of the Cotton Gin?

• Sped up the transport of goods and people

• Made cotton growing more profitable

• Improved long-distance communication

• Created mass production assembly lines

What type of invention is the Steamboat?

• Transportation

• Communication

• Agricultural

• Production