Industrialization

A railroad baron who was known as the "Commodore."

• George Westinghouse.
• George Pullman
• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• Gustavus Swift

The railroad industry ______________ after the Civil War.

• decreased
• increased

one of the most famous and successful railroad consolidators

• time zones
• James J. Hill
• Cornelius Vanderbilt
• Jay Gould

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Eli Whitney
• Henry Ford
• Samuel Morse
• Alexander Graham Bell

Who invented the Mechanical Reaper?

• Cyrus McCormick
• Eli Whitney
• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell

Who invented the telegraph?

• Wright Brothers
• Eli Whitney
• Samuel Morse
• Alexander Graham Bell

Which of the following is when work divided among several people with each doing a specific task creates the ability to produce a large amount of goods?

• Mass Production
• Capitalism
• Interchangeable parts
• Communism

What are parts called that can easily be swapped out for one another.  (They can be CHANGED *hint hint*)?

• All are correct
• Interchangeable Parts
• Division of Labor
• Mass Production

How did the American economy change in the years after the Civil War?

• The American economy shifted from agricultural to manufacturing.
• The American economy shifted from manufacturing to agricultural.
• The American economy shifted from trade to agriculture.
• The American economy shifted from manufacturing to trade. 

I am the founder of the Standard Oil Company. I am ___________

• John D. Rockefeller
• Andrew Carnegie
• Wright Brothers
• Thomas Edison