| Machinery |
| #1 |
This industry, which involves the making of cloth, was the first to benefit from new machinery. |
What is the textile industry? |
| #2 |
This machine, invented by Eli Whitney, allowed workers to clean cotton faster than before. |
What is the cotton gin? |
| #3 |
This part of a machine was used to twist fibers into yarn. |
What is the spindle? |
| #4 |
This system of making identical goods faster on an assembly line was also invented by Eli Whitney when he used it to manufacture guns. |
What is mass production? |
| #5 |
Though it was illegal for him to do so, this man brought plans for a spinning machine to the United States. |
Who was Samuel Slater? |
| Industrialization |
| #1 |
This country was where the Industrial Revolution began. |
What is England? |
| #2 |
In order to industrialize, a nation needs to have this, or money, to start building factories. |
What is capital? |
| #3 |
A nation needs to have enough of these, such as coal, ore, and water, in order to industrialize. |
What are natural resources. |
| #4 |
The invention of this provided a reliable source of power for factories to run their machines. |
What was the steam engine? |
| #5 |
Impurities from iron had to be removed in order to make this metal, which is much stronger. |
What is steel? |
| Transportation |
| #1 |
This type of man-made waterway allowed for the transportation of heavy goods, but they were costly and took a long time to build. |
What were canals? |
| #2 |
This is a self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails. |
What is a locomotive? |
| #3 |
This was the inventor of the steam locomotive and is sometimes called the 'founder of the railways.' |
Who was George Stephenson? |
| #4 |
This man did not invent the steam engine, but he found a way of making it more efficient. |
Who was James Watt? |
| #5 |
This type of engine made the inventions of the automobile and the airplane possible. |
What is the internal combustion engine? |
| Communication and Power Sources |
| #1 |
This man invented the telephone in 1876. |
Who was Alexander Graham Bell |
| #2 |
This man invented the telegraph, which sent signals over a wire, in 1844. |
Who was Samuel Morse? |
| #3 |
In the late 1800's, these two new sources of power were used in many new inventions. |
What are electricity and oil? |
| #4 |
This inventor of the light bulb also used electricity to power many other inventions. |
Who was Thomas Edison? |
| #5 |
This power source for engines is made from oil. |
What is gasoline? |
