Completion
In the spaces provided, write the word or words that best complete the sentences. Use the Word
Bank provided.
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Word Bank
Robert Fulton
telegraph
steel-tipped plow
mechanical reaper
machinery
thresher
Peter Cooper
canals
factories
dividing
31,000 miles
Samuel Morse
sewing machine
Technology and Industry
First, manufacturers made products by (1)________________________________. Then
manufacturers built (2) _______________________________to bring specialized workers
together. Finally, factory workers used (3)_______________________________________ to
perform some of their work. After Elias Howe invented the
(4) ___________________________________ in 1846, operators could produce clothing on a
large scale from fabrics made by machine. The invention of the steamboat by
(5) ________________________ in 1807 meant that goods and passengers could be transported
more quickly. In the 1840s (6) ________________________________ were widened and
deepened to accommodate steamboats. In 1830 (7) ________________________________built
the first American steam locomotive. By 1860, the United States had almost
(8) ________________________ of railway tracks that helped speed the flow of goods from the
East to the Midwest. On October 24, 1844, (9) ___________________________ successfully
demonstrated the use of his (10) _________________________ system.
Agriculture
The (11) __________________________________easily cut through the hardpacked sod of the
prairies; the (12) ____________________________sped up the harvesting of wheat; and the
(13) _______________________________ quickly separated the grain from the stalk.