Innovations and Technological Advancements in 19th Century America

What is capitalism?

• An economic system in which factories, equipment, and other means of production are controlled by the government

• An economic system in which factories, equipment, and other means of production are privately owned

• An economic system in which factories, equipment, and other means of production are owned by the consumers

• An economic system in which factories, equipment, and other means of production are owned by the workers

Who provided financial support to Thomas Edison?

• The federal government

• The Western Union Telegraph Company

• The Edison Electric Light Company

• J.P. Morgan

What is the purpose of acquiring patents?

• To encourage competition among inventors

• To ensure the success of new businesses

• To protect financial backers' investments

• To give inventors the sole legal right to make or sell an invention

Which company dominated the telegraph industry in the 1870s?

• The Carnegie Steel Company

• The Bell Telephone Company

• The Edison Electric Light Company

• The Western Union Telegraph Company

Who invented the telephone?

• Orville and Wilbur Wright

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Henry Bessemer

• Samuel F. B. Morse

What happened to the number of telephones in use after Alexander Graham Bell's patent ran out?

• The number remained the same

• The number decreased significantly

• The number fluctuated

• The number increased significantly

Who made the first successful powered-airplane flights in history?

• Samuel F. B. Morse

• Orville and Wilbur Wright

• Henry Bessemer

• Alexander Graham Bell

What was the new method of making steel called?

• The Bell Telephone Company

• The Edison Electric Light Company

• The Bessemer process

• The Morse code

What impact did the use of steel have on construction?

• It made construction lighter and stronger

• It made construction stronger and more reliable

• It made construction more expensive

• It made construction slower

What invention gave birth to the electric power industry?

• The automobile

• The lightbulb

• The telephone

• The telegraph