Industrial Revolution

Why was the invention, and improvement, of the light bulb so important?

• It started the Industrial Revolution in the U.S.

• It made Alexander G. Bell famous.

• It made the use of electricity popular.

• It led to the invention of the telegraph.

Who became famous for inventing the first motorized airplane in 1903?

• Thomas Edison & Thomas Watson

• Frank & Charles Duryea

• Orville & Wilbur Wright

• Lewis Lattimer & Alexander G. Bell

Which words make this statement TRUE? After the Civil War, the United States' economy shifted from ________ to the production of __________________ goods.

• urban, rural

• factories, farming

• railroads, gold

• agriculture, manufactured

Which invention provided many new jobs for women working in factories?

• sewing machine

• automobile

• airplane

• telephone

Which invention, invented by Samuel Morse, used a special code to send messages?

• telephone

• Pony Express

• phonograph

• telegraph

Who invented the telephone?

• Thomas Edison

• Albert Einstein

• Thomas Watson

• Alexander Graham Bell

Which invention made Thomas Edison the most famous?

• the light bulb

• the telephone

• the telegraph

• the electric streetcar

How did electricity help the U.S. economy grow?

• Factories could work employees day and night.

• It led to the invention of the television.

• Cars were cheaper using the assembly line.

• Now people could have heat for their homes.

What PROCESS did Henry Ford use to manufacture cheaper automobiles?

• individual manufacturing

• batch production

• the assembly line

• the Bessemer Process