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Edwin L. Drake was the first person to use the steam engine to drill for _____

• oil

• water

• coal

• gold

The _____ process was a technique used to make steel from iron.

• Bessemer

• Siemens-Martin

• Open Hearth

• Puddling

Key Terms and People: _____ was the inventor of the light bulb.

• Thomas Alva Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

• James Watt

Key Terms and People: Lewis H. Latimer was an African American inventor of the _____ filament.

• carbon

• tungsten

• platinum

• copper

Key Terms and People: Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the _____

• telephone

• light bulb

• steam engine

• printing press

According to the passage, what were the three causes of advances in technology after the Civil War?

• A large supply of natural resources, government support for businesses and inventions, and a growing city population that wanted new products.

• A decrease in immigration, limited government intervention, and a decline in urban populations.

• A shortage of natural resources, government restrictions on inventions, and a rural population uninterested in new products.

• A lack of government support, fewer natural resources, and a stagnant city population.

In 1840, a Canadian geologist discovered that _____ could be used to light lamps.

• kerosene

• coal

• natural gas

• olive oil

In 1859, Edwin L. Drake used a steam engine to drill for oil. This technological breakthrough helped start an oil boom in which states?

• Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Texas

• California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado

• Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana

• New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts

Name two ways Americans used steel.

• Americans used steel to build railroads and bridges.

• Americans used steel to make clothing and shoes.

• Americans used steel to grow crops and vegetables.

• Americans used steel to write books and newspapers.

How did the new inventions change Americans' way of life?

• New inventions changed Americans' way of life by making work easier and faster, improving the standard of living, creating new jobs (especially for women), and allowing businesses to be more flexible in their locations.

• New inventions made Americans' way of life more difficult by increasing manual labor and reducing job opportunities.

• New inventions had no significant impact on Americans' way of life or the economy.

• New inventions caused Americans to abandon cities and return to rural farming.