Ch. 4:The Triumph of Industry

What was one consequence of the acts listed, passed by Congress during the Civil War years?

• economic decline in the South
• increased trade with Latin America
• delay in completion of the transcontinental railroad
• post-war economic growth of the Northeast and West

How did the patent system encourage inventiveness?

• It guaranteed an inventor sole rights to the use of his or her invention for a limited time
• It guaranteed inventors a fee if they successfully applied and were granted a patent
• It ensured that inventors could locate manufactures to produce their inventions
• It advertised an invention so that the inventor could sell more products faster

Which inventor predicted that, " That day is coming when telephone wires will be laid on to houses just like water and gas - and friends will converse with each other without leaving home," by using his invention?

• Thomas Edison
• Henry Bessemer
• Lewis Howard Latimer
• Alexander Graham Bell

Which entrepreneur is NOT correctly paired with his field?

• John D. Rockefeller ---> Telecommunications
• Andrew Carnegie ---> Steel
• Gustavus Swift --_> Meat-packing
• J.P. Morgan ---> Finance

These steps are all performed by a single company.
Which of the following best describes the diagram?

• horizontal integration
• vertical integration
• trust company
• holding company

What was the significance of the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act? (1890)?

• The encouraged Big Business to grow by passing protective tariffs
• They prevented poor quality goods from being shipped across state lines
• They were both used to break up labor unions that interfered with free enterprise
• The established the principle that Congress could regulate business in certain circumstances

Which black inventor is credited with over 50 patents on lubricating systems for steam engines?

• Garrett Morgan
• Elijah McCoy
• Sarah Goode
• John Burr

What would a comparison of the 1st and 2nd Industrial Revolution show?

• The 1st depended on new inventions but the 2nd did not
• Both the 1st and 2nd relied almost entirely on steam power
• Both used natural resources and relied on telecommunications to send messages over long distances
• Both saw improvements in transportation but a truly national market only emerged in the 2nd

Which invention was patented in 1885 by Sarah Goode, the first black woman ever to receive a US patent?

• a curved ironing board for shirt sleeves
• a lubricator oil-cup for steam engines
• a unique shampoo to fight hair loss
• a fold-away bed

Which identifies an accomplishment of Thomas Edison and his team of researchers at Menlo Park, New Jersey?

• the first telephone
• the first steam engine
• the first practical light bulb
• the first internal combustion engine