13.3

How did Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb affect industry?

• Electric lights made it possible for factories to run after dark.

• Having better lighting largely eliminated industrial accidents.

• Bulb manufacturing became the biggest industry in the United States.

• Brighter lights made people more productive so they worked fewer hours.

Which of the following changes to city life would be most likely to reduce the crime rate?

• constructing sewer systems

• installing street lights

• erecting fine buildings

• offering public entertainment

Henry Bessemer’s contribution to industrialization was to

• create the first electric motor.

• invent dynamite.

• build the first internal combustion engine.

• patent a new steel making process.

The main purpose for selling stock was to allow companies to raise

• prices.

• production.

• capital.

• wages.

How did workers respond to harsh conditions of industrial life?

• They quit their jobs and moved to farms.

• They froze the wages of unskilled workers.

• They hired armed guards and police to protect themselves.

• They formed unions and mutual-aid societies.