Matching Pairs Industrial RevolutionOnline version Matching the definitions for industrial revolution by Angelica Robinson 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Robert Fulton Ran the first successful steamboat in America. Samuel Morse Invented a way to communicate using sounds translated into letters and steam engine An engine that is run by the power of steam Erie Canal Waterway that ran through America and connected the Midwest and the Northeast. boll The round, white part of the cotton plant. cotton gin Machine that separated the seeds from the cotton. Eli Whitney Invented the cotton gin which changed the way cloth was made Large buildings in the cities were products were made in large quantities. mass production Making products that are all the same in large quantities using a machine. steamboat Boat that was powered by a steam engine. It was powerful enough to go up river. Samuel Slater Opened the first textile mill in Rhode Island in 1793. He started the Industrial Revolution in America. Transatlantic Railroad Railroad that went across most of America, making travel faster and safer. Industrial Revolution 1700-1920 A rapid change in how people moved and lived and how things were made. textile mill Factory that made cloth from cotton. Morse code Special code sent by telegraph that could be translated into letters and words. telegraph Machine that used long and short sounds to communicatemessages.
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