MATCHING Match Each Description with the Item Below

question 84

Multiple Choice

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Elias Howe

• A)invented the telegraph
• B)invented the sewing machine
• C)with Boston Associates, formed the Boston Manufacturing Company
• D)wrote "Oh! Susanna"
• E)immigrant piano maker
• F)invented the primitive grain reaper
• G)advocate of free public education
• H)patented a process for vulcanizing rubber
• I)improved the steamboat
• J)used his memory to bring industrial technology from Britain to the United States

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Definitions:

Stephen Douglas

A prominent American politician in the 19th century known for his advocacy of "popular sovereignty" in the debate over slavery.

Compromise of 1850

A series of laws passed by the U.S. Congress to resolve issues stemming from the territory acquired during the Mexican-American War, which attempted to address the balance between slave and free states.

Congressional Committees

Subsidiary groups within the U.S. Congress tasked with specific duties, including drafting legislation and overseeing governmental operations.