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Chapter 14 Lesson 1 The Industrial North

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An _______ is a new idea or method of improving something.

a)

Innovation

b)

Clipper ships

c)

Thought

d)

Industry

2.

An example of innovation in the 1800s is...

a)

iPhone

b)

Sewing machine

c)

Steamboat

d)

Telephone

3.

Mass production of ______ began in New England during the early 1800s.

a)

Cars

b)

Microwaves

c)

cloth

d)

Books

4.

Improvements in transportation during the 1800s included railroads and _______.

a)

canals

b)

highways

c)

roads

d)

sidewalks

5.

________ ships were faster than previous designs.

a)

Clipper

b)

Sail

c)

Wooden

d)

Car

6.

Who invented the steel-tipped plow?

a)

McCormick

b)

Deere

c)

Morse

d)

Washington

7.

Cyrus _________ invented the mechanical reaper.

a)

McCormick

b)

Deere

c)

Morse

d)

Jefferson

8.

A _________ uses electric signals to send messages in dots and dashes.

a)

Telephone

b)

Telegraph

c)

Microwave

d)

Computer

9.

Telegraph messages were sent using _________ code.

a)

Deere

b)

McCormick

c)

Morse

d)

Adams

10.

________ improved water transportation in the early 1800s.

a)

Railroads

b)

Highways

c)

Canals

d)

Airplanes

11.

What region of the country did the innovations of the 1800s have more of an impact?

a)

North

b)

South