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This process of rotating crops to gain greater yield was improved during the Industrial Revolution.

A

Crop rotation.

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This person invented the seed drill that enabled farmers to plant seeds in rows,

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Jethro Tull

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What was the other thing that Jethro Tull invented? It was a farm implement that dug and loosened the soil in
preparation for planting.

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Horse-drawn hoe

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This British agriculturalist’s scientific breeding program led to better breeds of animals.

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Robert Bakewell.

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What was the first British industry to be industrialized?

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Textile industry

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What did John Kay invent?

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Flying shuttle

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How does the flying shuttle work?

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An attachment controlled through a cord pulled or tugged by a weaver.

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What did James Hargreaves invent?

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Spinning jenny.

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How does the spinning jenny work?

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A weaver turns one wheel that spins eight threads at once.

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Who invented the spinning mule?

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Samuel Crompton.

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How does the spinning mule work?

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The bunch of fibers gets pulled and twisted then wrapped into the spindle.

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Who invented the cotton gin?

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Eli Whitney.

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How does the cotton gin work?

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It hooks onto the revolving wooden cylinders strained the seeds from the cotton fibers

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This Scottish inventor was known for improving the original steam engine design.

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James Watt (Matthew Boulton helped him)

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This inventor was the original developer of the first steam engines

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Thomas Newcomen

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16
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John McAdams was the one who thought of layers of crushed compacted stones topped with a smooth surface to replace the roads. T/F

A

True

17
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This English engineer invented the early railway locomotive

A

George Stephenson

18
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An English ironmaster who devised the puddling process

A

Henry Cort

19
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Henry Bessemer discovered that producing iron instead of steel was better because it was more durable and less expensive. T/F

A

False, he actually discovered steel was better

20
Q

Who found the first cotton mill in the United States?

A

Samuel Slater

21
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This produced better quality of threads

A

Spinning mule

22
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The construction of this structure made the transport of raw materials and manufactured goods faster and cheaper.

A

inland waterways.

23
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The (blank) of roads transformed the soil-based tracks into more durable roads.

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Macadamization.

24
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Who owned the first steel mills in the United States?

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Andrew Carnegie.

25
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Who established the Standard Oil Trust?

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