Inventors of the Industrial Revolution


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You can use this quiz to see how much you have learned about inventors and inventions of the industrial revolution. You only get one chance, so think carefully before clicking the "final answer" button. Check your score when you finish. So far, you have answered out of eight questions correctly. 1. He discovered how to rotate crops in a field. Jethro Tull Charles Townshend Eli Whitney Samuel Crompton Check your answer here: 2. He invented the Spinning Jenny, naming it after his wife. Eli Whitney James Watt James Hargreaves William Smith Check your answer here: 3. This little invention let weavers work twice as fast. the power loom the spinning jenny the water loom the flying shuttle Check your answer here: 4. Robert Fulton added one of these to the Clermont. steam engine diesel engine gasoline engine propeller Check your answer here: 5. He created a process to make stronger steel. Henry Cort Abraham Darby Henry Bessemer Michael Faraday Check your answer here: 6. He came up with the idea of interchangeable parts. Henry Ford Eli Whitney James Watt Thomas Edison Check your answer here: 7. He invented the telephone. Thomas Edison Nicholas Tesla Alexander Graham Bell Marconi Check your answer here: 8. Henry Ford developed this to increase production. the minimum wage the factory the assembly line the Model T Check your answer here:
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