Industrial Revolution

Front

Until the 1800s, how did most families get the items they needed for daily life?

Back

They made tools, clothing, materials, and food by hand.

Front

The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.

Back

Industrial Revolution

Front

Who invented the cotton gin?

Back

Eli Whitney

Front

How did the cotton gin change cotton production in the South? Options: 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

Back

all of the above

Front

_______________ are pieces made to fit many machines or tools.

Back

Interchangeable parts

Front

_______________ is a machine with sharp blades used to cut grain.

Back

Mechanical Reaper

Front

Why did river travel improve during the 1800s?

Back

because of the invention of the steam engine

Front

What was a nickname given to the steam locomotive?

Back

Iron Horse

Front

What did Samuel Morse invent? Options: the steam engine, the steamboat, the telegraph machine, the telephone

Back

the telegraph machine

Front

_______________ are people who live in a country in which they were not born.

Back

Immigrants