Quiz 17, Chapter 10, pp. 182-190 Flashcards

1
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invented the reaping machine

A

Cyrus McCormick

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2
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entrepreneur who helped make possible the first transatlantic cable

A

Cyrus Field

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3
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invented the steel plow

A

John Deere

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4
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became known as America’s greatest science teacher

A

Louis Agassiz

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5
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made further improvements on Elias Howe’s sewing machine

A

Issac Singer

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6
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invented the telegraph

A

Samuel Morse

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7
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Who was credited with introducing ether as an effective pain killer for surgery?

A

William Morton

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8
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Why did one and a half million Irish people immigrate to the US?

A

to escape the potato famine, which had caused widespread starvation

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9
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Name the first woman to become a physician in the US?

A

Elizabeth Blackwell

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10
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What term is defined as one who risks personal loss to develop and market a new product?

A

entrepreneur

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