Ch. 4:The Triumph of Industry

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What was one consequence of the acts listed, passed by Congress during the Civil War years? Options: economic decline in the South, increased trade with Latin America, delay in completion of the transcontinental railroad, post-war economic growth of the Northeast and West

Back

post-war economic growth of the Northeast and West

Front

How did the patent system encourage inventiveness?

Back

It guaranteed an inventor sole rights to the use of his or her invention for a limited time.

Front

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?

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Alexander Graham Bell

Front

Which entrepreneur is NOT correctly paired with his field? John D. Rockefeller ---> Telecommunications, Andrew Carnegie ---> Steel, Gustavus Swift ---> Meat-packing, J.P. Morgan ---> Finance

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John D. Rockefeller ---> Telecommunications

Front

These steps are all performed by a single company.
Which of the following best describes the diagram?

Back

vertical integration

Front

What was the significance of the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)?

Back

They established the principle that Congress could regulate business in certain circumstances.

Front

Which black inventor is credited with over 50 patents on lubricating systems for steam engines?

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Elijah McCoy

Front

What would a comparison of the 1st and 2nd Industrial Revolution show?

Back

Both saw improvements in transportation but a truly national market only emerged in the 2nd

Front

Which invention was patented in 1885 by Sarah Goode, the first black woman ever to receive a US patent?

Back

a fold-away bed

Front

Which identifies an accomplishment of Thomas Edison and his team of researchers at Menlo Park, New Jersey? Options: the first telephone, the first steam engine, the first practical light bulb, the first internal combustion engine

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the first practical light bulb