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WorksheetsCh. 4:The Triumph of Industry
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was one consequence of the acts listed, passed by Congress during the Civil War years?
a)
economic decline in the South
b)
increased trade with Latin America
c)
delay in completion of the transcontinental railroad
d)
post-war economic growth of the Northeast and West
2.
How did the patent system encourage inventiveness?
a)
It guaranteed an inventor sole rights to the use of his or her invention for a limited time
b)
It guaranteed inventors a fee if they successfully applied and were granted a patent
c)
It ensured that inventors could locate manufactures to produce their inventions
d)
It advertised an invention so that the inventor could sell more products faster
3.
Which inventor predicted that, " That day is coming when telephone wires will be laid on to houses just like water and gas - and friends will converse with each other without leaving home," by using his invention?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Henry Bessemer
c)
Lewis Howard Latimer
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
4.
Which entrepreneur is NOT correctly paired with his field?
a)
John D. Rockefeller ---> Telecommunications
b)
Andrew Carnegie ---> Steel
c)
Gustavus Swift --_> Meat-packing
d)
J.P. Morgan ---> Finance
5.
These steps are all performed by a single company.
Which of the following best describes the diagram?
Which of the following best describes the diagram?
a)
horizontal integration
b)
vertical integration
c)
trust company
d)
holding company
6.
What was the significance of the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act? (1890)?
a)
The encouraged Big Business to grow by passing protective tariffs
b)
They prevented poor quality goods from being shipped across state lines
c)
They were both used to break up labor unions that interfered with free enterprise
d)
The established the principle that Congress could regulate business in certain circumstances
7.
Which black inventor is credited with over 50 patents on lubricating systems for steam engines?
a)
Garrett Morgan
b)
Elijah McCoy
c)
Sarah Goode
d)
John Burr
8.
What would a comparison of the 1st and 2nd Industrial Revolution show?
a)
The 1st depended on new inventions but the 2nd did not
b)
Both the 1st and 2nd relied almost entirely on steam power
c)
Both used natural resources and relied on telecommunications to send messages over long distances
d)
Both saw improvements in transportation but a truly national market only emerged in the 2nd
9.
Which invention was patented in 1885 by Sarah Goode, the first black woman ever to receive a US patent?
a)
a curved ironing board for shirt sleeves
b)
a lubricator oil-cup for steam engines
c)
a unique shampoo to fight hair loss
d)
a fold-away bed
10.
Which identifies an accomplishment of Thomas Edison and his team of researchers at Menlo Park, New Jersey?
a)
the first telephone
b)
the first steam engine
c)
the first practical light bulb
d)
the first internal combustion engine
11.
How were Americans influenced by the growth of Railroads during the 2nd Industrial Revolution?
a)
Railroads led to shortages of raw materials for factories and of workers on farms
b)
Railroads stimulated the construction of steamships to trade up and down rivers
c)
Railroads created time zones, the growth of cities, and the first truly national market
d)
Railroads caused cotton, rice, and wheat production to move from the Southeast to the West Coast
12.
Which issue is addressed in the cartoon?
a)
the influence of the labor union
b)
the excessive power of Big Business
c)
the dangerous conditions of factory labor
d)
the corruption of political machines in American cities
13.
What conclusion can be reached about the US in the early 1880's?
a)
most american manufacturing was controlled by business monopolies
b)
some American critics felt that workers were being oppressed by business monopolies
c)
government leaders were finally taking steps to curb the power of business monopolies
d)
business monopolies overcharged their customers but were essential to American economic growth
14.
What goal motivated Henry Flagler to build the Florida East Coast Railway?
a)
most American manufacturing was controlled by business monopolies
b)
to bring tourists to the luxury hotels he had build along the Florida coastline
c)
to create a refuge for people immigrating to the US from Latin America
d)
to build a 'dream town' with money he had made from his partnership with John D. Rockefeller
15.
Term that says: private monopolies and artificial restrictions on trade were wrong
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Economies of Scale
d)
Vertical Integration
16.
Which law made it illegal for companies to work together to destroy competition, prevent free trade, or keep prices high or unfair?
a)
Civil Service Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Interstate Commerce Act
d)
Sherman Commerce Service Act
17.
What word means the change from farming to factories in a society?
a)
capitalism
b)
agriculture
c)
industrialization
d)
factors of production
18.
What important historical period was caused by these factors?
a)
World War I
b)
the Enlightenment
c)
the Age of Absolutism
d)
the Industrial Revolution
19.
What was Thomas Edison's most well known invention?
a)
Electricity
b)
Car
c)
Hospital
d)
Light bulb
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