5-3.1 Industrial Revolution Part 2

During the Industrial Revolution, the term "technology" referred to what factor other than the physical inventions created during that time?

• ideas of how to use new inventions

• finances used to pay for new inventions

• laws that protected new inventions

• profits made from new inventions

How did Henry Ford's assembly line change manufacturing in the United States?

• It led to more people attending college to learn the skills needed to work on the assembly line.

• It caused a shortage of goods since factories could not produce them as quickly.

• It made it faster, cheaper, and easier to mass produce goods.

• It caused the price of goods to go up since it was expensive to manufacture them this way.

How did the electric streetcar impact American life?

• It allowed people to live closer to the city for jobs

• It allowed people to live further away from their jobs

• It caused a panic attack through American society

• None of the above

How did the invention of Morse code impact the economic growth of the United States?

• The use of Morse code helped companies communicate and organize, increasing economic growth.

• The use of Morse code was expensive and difficult, slowing the economic growth of small businesses.

• The use of Morse code was regulated by the United States government, limiting its impact on economic growth.

• The use of Morse code was for private communications, limiting its impact on economic growth in the United States.

How did the United States' economy change during the Industrial Revolution?

• It went from an economy based on agriculture to an economy based on manufacturing.

• It went from an economy based on manufacturing to an economy based on agriculture.

• The economy crashed as the price of goods decreased.

• The economy remained flat during this time period.

What impact did inventions such as the telephone, sewing machine, and typewriter have on the role of women in American society?

• These inventions were controlled by the government and therefore limited their role in American politics.

• These inventions provided new job opportunities for children, leaving women with more tasks at home.

• These inventions pushed women further out of the working world.

• These inventions provided new job opportunities to women.

How did the availability of electricity affect the location of factories?

• They no longer had to be near rivers for water power.

• They could be built wherever there was coal.

• They could only be built next to power stations.

• They were limited to the northeastern United States.

In what way did the incandescent lightbulb improve businesses?

• It increased the pay for workers.

• It decreased the number of hours a person worked.

• It allowed businesses to trade more goods.

• It made workplaces safer.

Mass production were used to turn raw materials into consumer productions

• true
• false

Samuel Morse made the telephone

• True
• false