US Industrialization

SS.912.A.3.2

What was one consequence of the federal legislation passed by Congress during the Civil War: the Morrill Tariff, National Banking Act, Homestead Act, Morrill Land-Grant Act, and the Pacific Railway Act?

• 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

SS.912.A.3.2

How did the patent system encourage inventiveness?

• It 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.

SS.912.A.3.5

Which inventor predicted that, "the day is coming when telephone wires will be laid on two houses just like water and gas--and friends will converse with each other without leaving home," by using his invention?

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Bessemer

• Lewis Howard Latimer

• Alexander Graham Bell

SS.912.A.3.4

Which entrepreneur is NOT correctly paired with his field?

• John D Rockefeller --> Telecommunications

• Andrew Carnegie --> steel

• Gustavus Swift --> meat-packing

• J. P. Morgan --> finance

SS.912.A.3.4

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

• Horizontal integration

• Vertical integration

• Trust Company

• Holding company

SS.912.A.3.2

What was the significance of the passage of the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887 and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in 1890?

• They encouraged big business to grow by passing protective tariffs.

• They prevented poor quality goods from being shipped across state lines.

• They were both used to break up labor unions that interfered with free enterprise.

• Established the principle that Congress should regulate business in certain circumstances.

SS.912.A.3.5

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

• Garrett Morgan

• Elijah McCoy

• Sarah Goode

• John Burr

SS.912.A.3.3

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 use 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.

SS.912.A.3.5

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

• A curved ironing board for shirt sleeves

• A lubricator oil cup for steam engines

• A unique shampoo to fight hair loss

• A fold away bed

SS.912.A.3.5

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