expansion of industry

The Technological Revolution greatly increased America's _____________________.

• relationship with other nations
• emphasis on sports entertainment
• appreciation for human rights
• productivity

What radical new insight led to a boom in construction capabilities in the United States and abroad?

• The Townsend Acts
• Habeas Corpus
• The production of direct current electricity
• The Bessemer Process

What project became a symbol of American success throughout the world during this time period?

• The Chicago Tower
• Big Ben
• The Brooklyn Bridge 
• The Leaning Tower of Piza

What was the first long-range communication device that employed the system of Morse Code?

• the Telephone
• the Telegraph
• the Bessemer Converter
• the Phonograph

What communication device was created by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 and allowed people to connect like never before?

• the Telegraph
• the Telephone
• the Bessemer Converter
• the Phonograph

What invention allowed for the production of steel to take far less time, thereby making it much cheaper?

• the Bessemer Converter
• Alternating Current Electricity
• the Phonograph
• the Kinetescope

What was the 3rd type of communication that took only a few minutes?

• Telegraph

• Overland Mail Company

• Pony Express

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Postmates

Which railroad company hired mostly Irish immigrant and Civil War soldiers?

• Union Pacific

• Central Pacific

Which railroad company used mostly Chinese immigrant workers?

• Central Pacific

• Union Pacific

What was NOT a challenge of building the railroad?

• They had to work fast in dangerous conditions

• They had to blast tunnels through the Sierra Nevadas

• There were few workers because of the Civil War in the U.S.

• The people did not want the railroad to be built.