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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