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Ch 6.1 The Expansion of Industry

Authored by Donna Dinsdale

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10th Grade

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Ch 6.1 The Expansion of Industry
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Pattillo Higgins first start drilling for oil under Spindletop Hill?

He wanted to open oil wells across Texas.

He wanted to find a new fuel source for making bricks.

He wanted to find a new fuel source for his car.

He wanted to find valuable rocks under the surface.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was oil called "black gold"?

Oil was very valuable like gold is.

Oil is the same color as gold.

Oil is the same material as gold.

Oil is the same thing as gold.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the first major oil well in Texas?

Spinning Top

Spindletop

Patillo Higgins

Golden Well

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Bessemer process achieve?

It created electric power to streetcars.
It allowed meat to be processed and refrigerated.
It more efficiently converted iron to steel.
It allowed planes to travel faster and farther distances. 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

These inventions were controlled byt he 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. 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What individual is responsible for the invention of the telephone?

Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
Andrew Carnegie

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which individual is responsible for inventing the incandescent lightbulb?

Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Samuel Morse
Andrew Carnegie

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