Industrial and Economic Growth

What was the invention Edison is most known for?

• Light bulb
• Telephone
• Internet
• Airplane

What is Alexander Graham Bell most famous for inventing?

• airplane
• microwave
• light bulb
• telephone

What was the name for the railroad that connected the East Coast with the West Coast?

• Global Expressway
• Pan-American Railroad
• Interstates Railroad

• Transcontinental Railroad

What was the word for when farmers would work together to benefit their businesses?

• collaborates

• unifides

• societies

• cooperatives

What did factory workers form to try to improve their working conditions?

• Worker clubs
• Factory alliances
• Labor coalitions
• Labor unions

Which of these was NOT a problem for people living on the Plains?

• No new harvesting technology

• Rain soaked sod houses

• Risk of droughts and forest fires

• Increase of supply of crops led to lower prices and lower profits

What was the effect of large factories and the railroad boom?

• Small factories thrived

• Small factories closed

• Invention of the automobile

• Transcontinental Railroad

What was the name of the law that allowed settlers to claim 160 acres of land for free?

• Homestead Act
• Pioneer Act
• Frontier Law
• Settler's Rights

Who benefited the most from the railroad boom?

• Local farmers affected by the railroad routes
• Passengers traveling by train
• Workers in the railroad industry
• Owners of the railroad companies

What was NOT a demand the Populist party had for the government?

• Free silver put into circulation

• Increase in immigration allowances

• Regulation in railroad rates

• Establish a rise in farm prices