American History Growth Of American Society 1789 1861 Jeopardy Template

Technology	Agriculture	Transportation	Communications	Reforms
100 Who constructed an English- style mill from memory? Samuel Slater	100 Perfected the plow that allowed those west of the Mississippi to plow through the tough sod. John Deere	100 What was the powerful solution needed to sail upstream? stramboat	100 What used over 500 horses and 190 stations to increase communication across the US continent? Pony Express	100 Led a slave rebellion in Virginia, in which over 100 blacks and 60 whites died Nat Turner
200 What became America's first industry? Textiles	200 Eli Whitney's famous invention that transformed Southern economy cotton gin	200 What was built by private companies to aid in transportation that was paid for by those who used them toll roads or turnpikes	200 What invention put the pony express out of business? the telegraph	200 former slave who wrote about his experiences Frederick Douglas
300 Who created a process that allowed every industry to produce standardized, interchangeable parts? Eli Whitney	300 Who saw no use in developing industry and transportation networks. the South	300 A big gamble for the state of New York that became a huge success that paid for itself in 10 years which caused the cost of shipping goods to plummet. The Erie Canal	300 Who invented a way to use electricity to carry messages over wire? F.B. Morse	300 Led education reform so that each child in Massachusetts could go to school for 6 months each year. Horace Mann
400 What allowed inventors the ability to create new devices and processes no one else could legally copy? Patent Law of 1790	400 reaping machine inventor Cyrus McCormick	400 What was the first economically successful railroad in America? B&O Railroad	400 When was the first trans-atlantic cable laid between England and US 1858	400 Who worked to improve sanitary conditions and treatment of inmates in mental asylums. Dorothea Dix
500 What inventor created a new process called vulcanization and what industry did he try to pursue? Charles Goodyear- rubber	500 The main crop of the South which dominated its economy King Cotton	500 What 2 inventions smoothed the way for the growth of the railroads? cowcathcher standard gauge track	500 What important characteristic did pony express riders need? "Wanted- young, skinny,with fellows. not over eighteen"	500 What is considered the birth of the women's rights movement? Seneca Falls Convention

American History- Growth of American Society 1789-1861

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