Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
I.R.-1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is known as money that a business makes or earns when all expenses to a business are paid off? | Profits |
| What invention was created by Eli Whitney that helped to pick seeds from picked cotton from the fields? | The Cotton Gin |
| What invention was invented that made cutting grain or barley quicker to cut-down than a one person scythe in the field? | Mechanical Reaper |
| What invention was created in 1846 by Elias Howe that made it easier for women to repair and put clothes together? | The Sewing Machine |
| What invention was created during the age of electricity discovery that in the future inspired the internet & cell-phone? | The first electric telegraph message |
| What other invention was created by Eli Whitney that fit other parts with other weapons he created? | 1st Musket (1st Gun) |
| Who was the inventor of the mass production of the spinning machine (Spinning Loom)? | Samuel Slater |
| Young girls that worked in spinning loom factories were known as what? | “Mill Girls” |
| Who was an inventor-businessman that created a large factory in 1811 which established both weaving and spinning machines in the 1st Industrial Revolution? | Francis Cabot Lowell |
| By 1811, what 1st highway was build by the federal government? | National Road |
| Who was the person that created the first steamboat in 1807 and he called the Clermont? | Robert Fulton |
| What was created to improvement water transport in the Great Lakes? | The Erie Canal |
| This canal lower travel pay load for farmers, what was the fee before and after? | By the ton ($100) but now ($10) |
| The 1st railroads were not by steam-engine, how were they done? | Horse-drawn carts that ran on rails |
| The 1st true railroad ran 13 miles, what was it to and what was it known as? | From Baltimore to Ohio 7 known as (B&O Railroad) |
| In the summer of 1830, the 1st steam-engine railroad made its 1st run, it pulled a cart with 40 passengers what was its name of this train? | Tom Thumb |
| How long did they laid railroad for this 1st steam-engine train? | 9,000 miles |
| Who invented the first electric telegraph messaging during the age of electricity discovery? | Samuel F.B. Morse |
| Even if Morse Code is early technology, what institution in the U.S.A, still uses this technology for military uses? | The Navy and Navy Pilots |
| What type of people were used in textile factories that business owners would pay very little or fire for not good reason because they were not protected by the law? | Poor children or children from poor families |
Created by:
vacosta
Popular Social Studies sets