Advancements in our Nation Unit Test Review 2022

If you would have lived in New York City in 1850 and needed to send a message to Atlanta, Georgia, what would have been the fastest way to send the message?

• telegraph

• telephone

• steam ship

• pony express

Throughout the 1800s, technology quickly advanced, improving business and development in the United States. Some notable items are shown in the table. Choose the THREE statements that would correctly complete the table.

• allowed goods to be quickly transported

• allowed goods to be traded farther away

• enabled people to travel from Europe to the U.S.

• became the fastest way for people to communicate

• changed the kinds of goods that could be transported

Which communication device had the BIGGEST impact on life in the early 1800s?

• telephone

• telegraph

• radio

• automobile

Which of these inventions had the BIGGEST impact on transportation in early America?

• the steam boat

• the cotton gin

• the telegraph

• the phonograph

Which invention was created FIRST?

• the cotton gin

• circular saw

• suspension bridge

• refrigeration machine

This inventor is credited with developing the first telegraph in 1837.

• Henry Ford

• Thomas Edison

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Bell

How did inventions like the telegraph, steamboat, and railroads affect life in early America?

• Thomas Edison was responsible for each of these new inventions.

• Inventions like these caused slavery to spread throughout the United States.

• These inventions made it possible for new states like Kansas and Missouri to join the Union.

• These inventions led to increased business productivity and economic growth.

In the United Sates, business and development boomed in the 1800s with the help of technology. Some notable items are shown in the table. Choose the THREE statements that would correctly complete the table.

• ended the use of steamboats for moving goods

• sparked an increase in passenger travel in the U.S.

• created many jobs in construction and manufacturing

• enabled people to travel between Europe and the U.S.

• allowed more people to settle in remote western areas

What invention is most responsible for the increased production of goods during the early development of the United States?

• the cotton gin

• the telegraph

• the steam engine

• the electric light bulb

A machine called the cotton gin was invented in 1793. It could process cotton much faster than before. Because of this invention, the southern plantation owners...

• did not have to grow as much cotton.

• decided to give slaves their freedom.

• paid their slaves more money to pick cotton.

• needed more slaves to pick cotton.