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Chapter 14 section 1: the Expansion of Industry

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What factors led the U.S become the leading industrial power?

a)

Wealth of natural resources

b)

Government support business

c)

Growing urban population

d)

All of the above

2.

What were the biggest natural resources in the U.S?

a)

Steel

b)

Oil

c)

Coal

d)

All of the above

3.

What is "Black Gold"?

a)

Oil

b)

Coal

c)

Gasoline

d)

I don't know

4.

How much steel was produced by the Bessemer process

a)

90%

b)

70%

c)

80%

d)

99%

5.

Christopher Sholes invented

a)
b)

Lightbulb

c)

Telephone

6.

What did Alexander Graham Bell invent in 1876?

a)

The typewriter

b)

Telephone

c)

Lightbulb

d)

Sewing machine

7.

How did inventions change lifestyle?

a)

The average workweek had been reduced by 10 hours.

b)

The inventions created more job opportunities for women in the office.

c)

Improved their standard of living

d)

All of the above

8.

How did Edwin L. Drake help industry?

a)

he founded oil in the spring around Spindletop.

b)

He created a the Bessemer process

c)

He used a steam engine to drill for oil