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subsistence farming
growing just enough food to meet personal needs
food
fill in the blank
mastery of the ________ supply is the most critical factor for the advancement of a nation
protestant work ethic
a way of life based on the teaching that God expects man to work and work is a noble duty
jethro tull
invented the seed drill
john deere
invented the steel plow
cyrus mccormick
invented the mechanical reaper
domestic system
work was done in homes or small, private shops
factory system
a large number of people employed to produce manufactured goods in a systematic way for wages
real wages
wages as compared to the cost of living
textile
fill in the blank
the industrial revolution began in england’s _________ factories
john kay
invented the flying shuttle
james hargreaves
invented the spinning jenny
richard arkwright
invented the spinning frame
samuel crompton
invented the spinning mule
edmund cartwright
invented the power loom
eli whitney
invented the cotton gin (1793)
1793
when did eli whitney invent the cotton gin?
james watt
invented the steam engine (1776)
1776
when did james watt invent the steam engine?
sir humphry davy
invented the miner’s safety lamp
henry bessemer and william kelley
invented the process of converting iron into steel (bessemer process)
erie
suez
two answer fill in the blank
the _____ and _______ canals allowed for easier and faster commercial transportation
robert fulton
invented the first practical steamboat in 1807
1807
when did robert fulton invent the first practical steamboat?
george stephenson
invented the first steam-powered locomotive in 1814
1814
when did george stephenson invent the first steam-powered locomotive?
henry ford
perfected the first modern automobile in 1896
1896
when did henry ford perfect the first modern automobile?
samuel morse
invented the first electric telegraph machine in 1844
1844
when did samuel morse invent the first electric telegraph machine?
cyrus field
invented the first transatlantic cable
alexander graham bell
invented the first working telephone in 1896
1896
when did alexander graham bell invent the first working telephone?
john dalton
developed the atomic theory
edward jenner
developed the first vaccine for smallpox in 1796
1796
when did edward jenner develop the first vaccine for smallpox?
louis pasteur
discovered the germ theory of disease in 1864
1864
when did louis pasteur discover the germ theory of disease?
joseph lister
developed antiseptics to clean germs from instruments and wounds
thomas edison
considered one of the greatest inventors of all time; invented the incandescent light bulb
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