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WorksheetsChapter 14 section 1: the Expansion of Industry
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 6mins
What factors led the U.S become the leading industrial power?
Wealth of natural resources
Government support business
Growing urban population
All of the above
What were the biggest natural resources in the U.S?
Steel
Oil
Coal
All of the above
What is "Black Gold"?
Oil
Coal
Gasoline
I don't know
How much steel was produced by the Bessemer process
90%
70%
80%
99%
Christopher Sholes invented
Lightbulb
Telephone
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent in 1876?
The typewriter
Telephone
Lightbulb
Sewing machine
How did inventions change lifestyle?
The average workweek had been reduced by 10 hours.
The inventions created more job opportunities for women in the office.
Improved their standard of living
All of the above
How did Edwin L. Drake help industry?
he founded oil in the spring around Spindletop.
He created a the Bessemer process
He used a steam engine to drill for oil
