by: ren luddington, kyle delion, christa priest, last and defiently least william cannon
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By: Ren Luddington, Kyle DeLion, Christa Priest, last and DEFIENTLY least William Cannon
Industrial Revolution ll
Edwin L. DrakePatillo HigginsHenry Bessemer and William KellyChristopher SholesThomas Alva EdisonAlexander Graham BellWilliam Lebaron JennyJoseph Gidden
People to Know
Born: March 29, 1819Died: November 9, 1880First man to drill for oil in the
United States in 1859He drilled for oil in Titusville,
Pennsylvania as a result of this it started an oil boom in Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana
Edwin L Drake
Born: December 5, 1863Died: June 5, 1955He was a business man we was
obsessed with oil which gave him the nickname “Prophet of Spindletop”.
On January 10, 1901 he drilled for oil at Spindletop, Texas and struck liquid gold. This soon led to the Texas Oil Boom
Patillo Higgins
Oil, once a sign for cursed land is now a sign to strike it rich. Given the nickname “Liquid Gold” for how much it sold for due to how valuable it was to the industrial revolution.
This was a dangerous process though due to its flammability. An oil spill was the cause of several fires that broke out on the Cuyahoga River.
Oil
Henry BessemerBorn: January 19, 1913Died: March 15, 1898William KellyBorn: August 21, 1811Died: February 11, 1888Henry Bessemer is known
for inventing the Bessemer Process
Henry Bessemer & William Kelly
This technique involved injection air into molten iron to remove the carbon and other impurities this hardened the aspect of Iron and made it more durable and created what we know as steel which was just as important to the industrial revolution as oil and iron.
Bessemer Process
Born: February 14, 1819Died: February 17, 1890Inventor of the typewriter
in 1867That’s pretty much all to
be honest…
Christopher Sholes
Born: February 11, 1847Died: October 18, 1931Thomas Edison was the inventor of
many useful invention we still use today. Such as the phonograph, the light bulb, the motion picture camera etc.
He also established the first industrial research laboratory in Menlo Park hence his nickname “The Wizard of Menlo Park”
Thomas Alva Edison
Born: March 3, 1847Died: August 2, 1922Inventor of the first Telephone
Alexander Grand Bell
Born: September 25, 1832Died: June 14, 1907William Le Baron Jenney was
an American architect and engineer who is known for building the first skyscraper in 1884 and became known as the Father of the American skyscraper.
William Lebaron Jenny
Born: January 18, 1813Died: October 9, 1906Joseph Farwell Glidden was an
American farmer who patented barbed wire, a product that forever altered the development of the American West.
Joseph Gidden
1. Pattillo Higgins A. Bessemer Process2. Henry Bessemer and William Kelly B. Invented The Typewriter3. Christopher Sholes C. Invented The Telephone4. Alexander Graham Bell D. Texas Oil Boom
5. The world’s first research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey was established by:a. William Le Baron Jennyb. Thomas Edisonc. Joseph Gliddend. Harold Saxon
6. Women made up ___ of all office workers in 1870:a. 10%b. 35%c. 12%d. 5%
7. Along with oil and iron, ___ was extremely important to the industrial revolution:a. Steelb. Waterc. Graind. Cattle
8. Several fires broke out on the Cuyahoga River due to so much _____ being discharged into the water.9. The ______ Oil Boom began on January 10, 1901.10. One of the most famous of the steel buildings was the _____ Bridge
Industrial Revolution Quiz
1. D2. A3. B4. C5. B6. D7. A8. Oil9. Texas10. Brooklyn
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