
Inventions Quizizz
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History, Social Studies
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8th Grade
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Easy
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3 Slides • 16 Questions
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Multiple Choice
The Bessemer Steel Process made making ______ quicker and easier and stronger.
steel
cotton
iron
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Multiple Choice
Canals made ________ easier and quicker.
transportation
communication
industry
4
Multiple Choice
The Erie Canal made _______ a major center of business.
Chicago
New York City
Boston
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Multiple Choice
The telegraph made ________ easier and quicker.
transportation
farming
communication
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Multiple Choice
Identical parts that can replaced easily and quickly.
canals
telegraphy
interchangeable parts
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Multiple Choice
How did inventions like the Erie Canal and the railroads change the landscape around them?
Villages grew into cities like New York
no impact
it made people move to farms
People moved to the South
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Multiple Choice
How did industrialization change the environment?
pollution, take away natural land
created more natural resources
made gold easier to find
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10
Multiple Choice
Mechanical Reapers and steel plows made ______ easier and quicker.
farming
transportation
communication
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Multiple Choice
Steam boats made _________ easier and quicker.
farming
transportation
communication
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Multiple Choice
The Cotton Gin made ________ easier and quicker to produce.
cotton
steel
iron
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Multiple Choice
After the cotton gin was invented, slavery _______
decreased
increased
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Multiple Choice
How did the Mississippi impact the communities along it?
communities decreased
communities along the Mississippi grew into cities
communities stayed the same
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16
Multiple Choice
Railroads made ________ easier, quicker and cheaper.
communication
farming
transportation
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Multiple Choice
What connected the eastern United States to the west?
Steamboats
Transcontinental Railroad
the Erie Canal
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Multiple Choice
How did the Transcontinental Railroad change the West?
The railroad endangered the West.
More people moved back to the East when they couldn't find gold
More people were able to move and visit there which increased the population.
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Poll
Which invention do you think had the most impact on the US?
canals
railroads
cotton gin
steam boat
telegraph
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