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AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS

Directions: Study Partial List of African American Inventors (http://web.archive.org/web/20021216151553/http://www.ai.mit.edu/~isbell/HFh/black/events_and_people/009.aa_inventions) to learn about inventions created by African Americans. Use the information to help you decide whether each statement below is true or false. Circle true if the statement is true. Circle false if the statement is false.

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A variation of the fire extinguisher was invented in 1872. True      False

Elijah McCoy invented the traffic signal. True      False

The railway signal was invented after 1900. True      False

Granville Woods developed five of the inventions on the list. True      False

Robert Rillieux developed a process for refining corn. True      False

J. L. Love invented a device you might have in your classroom. True      False

Henry Blair invented two devices that might have been used on a farm. True      False

The lawn mower was invented before the umbrella stand. True      False

The ironing board was invented by an African American woman. True      False

The fountain pen was invented by W. B. Purvis. True      False

A variation of the fire extinguisher was invented in 1872.	True	False
Elijah McCoy invented the traffic signal.	True	False
The railway signal was invented after 1900.	True	False
Granville Woods developed five of the inventions on the list.	True	False
Robert Rillieux developed a process for refining corn.	True	False
J. L. Love invented a device you might have in your classroom.	True	False
Henry Blair invented two devices that might have been used on a farm.	True	False
The lawn mower was invented before the umbrella stand.	True	False
The ironing board was invented by an African American woman.	True	False
The fountain pen was invented by W. B. Purvis.	True	False