Answers for Manufacturing Activity

 

 

  1. Why was the Model T so special?

    2. The Model T was the first car that the average person could afford. It was reliable, cheap and easy to fix.

     

  2. How did Henry Ford manage to make the Model T so cheap to produce?

    3. He invented the assembly line.

     

  3. How much did the Model T cost in 1925?

    4. $260

     

  4. How did the Model T change the way of life of America in the early 1900s?

Americans used the Model T instead of horses. Farmers used them as tractors and to run machinery, such as water pumps and wood saws. Roads and highways were built.

 

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