WorksheetsUnit 7: Industrial Revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Choose ALL of the inventions that are credited to Thomas Edison.
The light bulb
The telephone
The phonograph
The motion picture camera
The cotton gin
The Wright brothers are famous because of their innovations on the field of (a)
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What was a major impact of the inventions of the telegraph and telephone?
It was easier to communicate with people far away.
It was easier to travel long distances.
It provided many new jobs for Americans.
It created new opportunities for learning.
Who invented the telephone?
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How did George Washington Carver help American farmers?
He gave them better equipment.
He gave them more choices of crops to grow.
He gave them money to invest in their farms.
He showed them an improved method to pick cotton.
What is a major impact from the invention of the cotton gin?
More trading ports in the South.
More immigrants moved North.
More textile (clothing) factories in the South.
More enslaved people in the North.
What group of people would have been most impacted by Eli Whitney's cotton gin?
Gold Miners
Native Americans
Southern Plantation Owners
Northern Factory Owners
How did John Deere help American pioneers?
He designed the Transcontinental Railroad
He patented a machine for picking seeds out of cotton.
He introduced the idea of crop rotation to farmers.
He developed a steel plow to break through hard ground more easily.
Which of these was one of the first ways settlers on the plains were able to have electricity in their houses?
Wind Turbines (like a small windmill)
Steam Engines
Telephone Poles
Light Switches
Which of the following is a likely economic effect of the invention of the radio?
People were spending every evening listening to live broadcasts instead of shopping.
People were inspired to attend concerts of the musicians they heard on variety shows.
People were encouraged to vote after listening to broadcasts of presidential speeches.
People were influenced to buy products they heard advertised in commercials.
