3. Industrial Revolution

Which of the following would not have been part of the 2nd Industrial Revolution in the U.S.?

• Steel

• Electricity

• Combustion engine

• Iron

Which of the following would accurately describe the 2nd Industrial Revolution?

• It occurred with little to no investment by big business owners

• It had national markets due to the railroad

• It still related on water powered machinery

• It was primarily located in the South

Which of the following was important to encouraging the Industrial Revolution to happen in the U.S.?

• The U.S. had a free enterprise system

• The government had a Laissez Faire attitude

• We had a solid patent system

• All of the above

Which inventor is not correctly matched with their invention?

• George Pull- railroad sleeping car

• Samuel Morse- telegraph

• Alexander Graham Bell - radio

• Thomas Edison- Light bulb

Which inventor is not correctly matched with their invention?

• Edwin Drake- oil wells

• Elijah McCoy- steam engine lubricators

• Madam CJ Walker- make-up and hair care products

• Sarah Goode- transatlantic cable

Which of the following was not a Robber Baron from the Gilded Age?

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.D. Rockefeller

• Lewis Latimer

• J.P. Morgan

Which of the following accurately defines the big business concept of Vertical Integration

• A company owns every step of the manufacturing process and loses little to no profit in production

• A company works to eliminate it competition and create a monopoly

• A company shares members of its board of trustees with other companies

• Forming a corporation by selling stock

How does the concept of Horizontal Integration work?

• A business files for a corporation patent to ensure its ideas are protected

• A company refuses to allow labor unions

• A company puts all its competitors out of business and tries to form a monopoly

• none of the above

The National Banking Act and the Pacific Railway Act are both examples of laws designed to _____________________.

• Limit the power of big business

• Encourage economic growth

• Limit the influence of Labor Unions

• Encourage movement back to rural areas

What was the purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act?

• To regulate highways

• To pay for building new highways

• To begin a mail service to all states

• To regulate the railroads