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Agriculture Inventions and Inventors

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Eli Whitney invented the

a)
cotton gin
b)

Barbed Wire

c)
steam engine
d)

Steel Plow

2.

Who is credited with inventing the steel plow?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

John Deere

c)

James Watt

d)

Cyrus McCormick

3.

Which invention is associated with Cyrus McCormick?

a)

Steam engine

b)

Mechanical reaper

c)

Barbed wire

d)

Cotton gin

4.

What was the main purpose of the cotton gin?

a)

To weave textiles

b)

To harvest wheat

c)

To separate cotton fibers from seeds

d)

To plow fields

5.

George Washington Carver's influence on Agriculture

a)
George Washington Carver discouraged crop rotation practices.
b)

George Washington Carver significantly influenced agriculture by promoting crop rotation and alternative crops, enhancing soil health and farmer income. Found over 300 uses for the peanut

c)
George Washington Carver focused solely on livestock farming.
d)
George Washington Carver invented the cotton gin.
6.

Anna Baldwin invented this agricultural machine

a)
plow
b)
tractor
c)
harvester
d)

Milking Machine

7.

Lyle Goodhue invented

a)
the marker pen
b)
the glue stick
c)

the spray (aerosol) can

d)
the paint roller
8.

Arthur Clifford Howard Invented

a)

Plow

b)

Combine

c)

Tractor

d)

Rotary Cultivator

9.

Joseph Gliden invented

a)
fencing wire
b)
barbed wire
c)
electric wire
d)
string wire
10.

Jethro Wood invented

a)
the cast-iron plow
b)
the wooden plow
c)
the steel plow
d)
the tractor
11.

Hiram Moore invented

a)
the mechanical harvester
b)
the steam engine
c)

The Thresher (grain harvester)

d)
the electric loom
12.

______________ was an invention used to keep cattle in one area.

a)

sodbuster

b)

steel plow

c)

barbed wire

d)

free silver

13.

Which of the following were characteristics of the Agricultural Revolution? (multiple correct)

a)

Crop Rotation

b)

Technologies such as seed drills and threshers

c)

The production of more food

d)

A decrease in the amount of people due to starvation

e)

More job opportunities for peasant farmers