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Inventions
Transportation, Communications, Industry and Agriculture
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History
7th Grade
02/17/2011

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Who invented the steamboat?
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Robert Fulton
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What year was the steamboat invented?
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1807
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What was the purpose of the steamboat?
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to carry passengers
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Who invented the steam locomotive?
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English family
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What year was the steam locomotive invented?
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1829
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What are two transportation inventions made during the 1800's?
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steamboat and steam locomotive
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What was the purpose of the steam locomotive?
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to pull rail cars at 30 mph
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What was the first communications invention?
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telegraph
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Who invented the telegraph?
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Samuel Morse
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What year was the telegraph invented?
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1844
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What was the telegraph used for?
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for news to travel long distance and faster
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What were two early industry inventions?
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spinning jenny and sewing machine
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Who invented the spinning jenny?
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James Hargreaves
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What year was the spinning jenny invented?
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1764
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What was the spinning jenny used for?
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to spin several threads at once
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Who invented the sewing machine?
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Elias Howe
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What year was the sewing machine invented?
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1846
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Why was the invention of the sewing machine important?
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clothes could be made faster
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What were four agricultural inventions?
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cotton gin
steel plow
mechanical reapers
barbed wire
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Who invented the cotton gin?
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Eli Whitney
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Why was the invention of the cotton gin important?
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cotton could be cleaned quicker
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Who invented the steel plow?
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John Deere
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Why was the invention of the steel plow important?
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a horse could pull quickly through the fields
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Who invented mechanical reapers?
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Cyrus McCormick
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Why was the invention of mechanical repears important?
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wheat and grain could be mowed faster
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Who invented barbed wire?
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Joseph Glidden
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Why was the invention of barbed wire important?
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it prevented cattle from trampling (mashing down) fields
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Which was invented first, the steamboat or the steam locomotive?
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steamboat (22 years earlier)
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Which was invented first, the spinning jenny or sewing machine?
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spinning jenny
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In what order were the agriculture inventions invented (first to last)
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cotton gin, steel plow, mechanical reapers, then barbed wire
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