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| Who invented the steamboat? |
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| What year was the steamboat invented? |
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| What was the purpose of the steamboat? |
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| Who invented the steam locomotive? |
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| What year was the steam locomotive invented? |
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| What are two transportation inventions made during the 1800's? |
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| steamboat and steam locomotive |
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| What was the purpose of the steam locomotive? |
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| to pull rail cars at 30 mph |
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| What was the first communications invention? |
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| Who invented the telegraph? |
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| What year was the telegraph invented? |
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| What was the telegraph used for? |
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| for news to travel long distance and faster |
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| What were two early industry inventions? |
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| spinning jenny and sewing machine |
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| Who invented the spinning jenny? |
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| What year was the spinning jenny invented? |
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| What was the spinning jenny used for? |
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| to spin several threads at once |
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| Who invented the sewing machine? |
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| What year was the sewing machine invented? |
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| Why was the invention of the sewing machine important? |
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| clothes could be made faster |
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| What were four agricultural inventions? |
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cotton gin
steel plow
mechanical reapers
barbed wire |
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| Who invented the cotton gin? |
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| Why was the invention of the cotton gin important? |
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| cotton could be cleaned quicker |
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| Who invented the steel plow? |
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| Why was the invention of the steel plow important? |
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| a horse could pull quickly through the fields |
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| Who invented mechanical reapers? |
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| Why was the invention of mechanical repears important? |
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| wheat and grain could be mowed faster |
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| Who invented barbed wire? |
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| Why was the invention of barbed wire important? |
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| it prevented cattle from trampling (mashing down) fields |
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| Which was invented first, the steamboat or the steam locomotive? |
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| steamboat (22 years earlier) |
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| Which was invented first, the spinning jenny or sewing machine? |
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| In what order were the agriculture inventions invented (first to last) |
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| cotton gin, steel plow, mechanical reapers, then barbed wire |
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