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13 Cards in this Set
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John Deere |
Steel Plow 1837 |
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Samuel F.B Morse |
Telegraph 1840 |
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Isaac Singer |
Sewing Machine 1840 |
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James Watt |
Steam engine 1781 |
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Christopher |
Typewriter |
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Bessemer Process |
Remove carbon and other impurities from iron to make steel by shooting hot air into it |
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Edwin L. Drake |
Used the steam engine to drill for oil and transformed crude oil into kerosene and gas |
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When was the first industrial revolution? |
1800-1860's |
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Robert Fulton |
Steamboat |
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How was transportation improved? |
Elevated trains or put them underground and speed it up and made traveling more efficient, cheaper and convenient |
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George Pullman |
Ran the sleeper car industry. Had his whole town under control with strict rules. Workers ended up striking |
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Interstate Commerce Act |
Gave the federal government the right to supervise railroad activities |
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Andrew Carnegie |
Made his own fortune. Had stocks in railroad company then he was HUGE in the steel business |
