Industrial Revolution Chart, Pages 280-297

Industrial Revolution Chart, Pages 280-297

WORLD HISTORY 10 CP Name ______

Inventers of the Industrial Revolution (Ch. 9, Section 1, pages 283-288)

Inventor Date Invention / Accomplishment

Scientific farmer who invented the seed drill à this replaced the wasteful practice of scattering seeds by hand. The use of the seed drill increased crop yields.
Invented the flying shuttle, which doubled the work a weaver could do in a day.
Invented the reaper, which boosted wheat production in the USA.
Samuel F.B. Morse
I.M. Singer
Invented a spinning wheel (which he named after his daughter) that allowed one spinner to work 8 threads at a time.
Invented the water frame -- which used water power to operate the spinning jenny & flying shuttle – leading to the creation of factories.
Eli Whitney
Worked on steam engine àmade it work faster & more efficiently while using less fuel than previous steam engines.
Robert Fulton
John McAdam
Built the world’s first railroad line (which ran between coal fields & a port). Also designed & built the locomotive named the Rocket à it went an amazing 24 mph!!! (Hint: the answer is not Richard Trevithik.)

Complete the following 2 charts using Section 2: Industrialization, pages 289-294

Copy top of page 289

MAIN IDEA / WHY IT MATTERS NOW

The Industrial Revolution brought tremendous change to the way people lived & worked. As you read Section 2, list the effects of the Industrial Revolution in the chart below. Categorize them as either a positive or negative effect of the Industrial Revolution. PLEASE LIST AT LEAST 4 ITEMS PER COLUMN.

Positive Effects / Negative Effects