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WorksheetsImmigration & Invention 3.7 3.5
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
How did the patent system encourage inventiveness?
It was guaranteed an inventor sole rights to the use of his or her invention for a limited time.
It guaranteed inventors a fee if they successfully applied and were granted a patent
It ensured that inventors could locate manufacturers to produce their inventions
It advertised an invention so that the inventor could sell more products faster
These steps are all performed by a single company.
Which of the following best describes the diagram?
Horizontal integration
Vertical integration
Trust company
Holding company
What would a comparison of the First and Second Industrial Revolution show?
The first depended on new inventions but the second did not
Both the first and second relied almost entirely on steam power
Both used natural resources and relied on telecommunications to send messages over long distances
Both saw improvements in transportation but a truly national market only emerged in the second
Which invention was patented in 1885 by Sarah Goode, the first African-American woman to ever receive a U.S. patent?
A curved ironing board for short sleeves
A lubricator oil cup for steam engines
A unique shampoo to fight hair loss
A fold-away bed
Which identifies an accomplishment of Thomas Edison and his team of researchers at Menlo Park, New Jersey?
The first telephone
The first steam engine
The first practical light bulb
The first internal combustion engine
The cartoon below was published in Puck magazine in 1883.
Which issue is addressed in the cartoon?
The influence of labor unions
The excessive power of Big Business
The dangerous conditions of factory labor
The corruption of political machines in American cities
Who invented a quicker and cheaper way to make steel?
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Bessemer
George Pullman
Nikolaus Otto
Who designed railroad passenger and sleeping cars to make travel more comfortable?
George Pullman
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Nikolaus Otto
Wilbur Wright
Who patented the telephone?
Henry Bessemer
George Pullman
Thomas Alva Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Which below is an example/definition of Nativism
the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants:
made American in character or nationality:
the absorption and integration of people, ideas, or culture into a wider society or culture
What was the major PULL factor for immigrants
Tyrannical government
no social movement
Job opportunities
Which of the following WOULD be called NEW immigrants [2 correct]
Chinese
Irish
Eastern Europe
England
