You'll Love History - Innovations

What period is known as the Gilded Age?

• 1850 to 1920

• 1804 to 1850

• 1900 to 1950

• 1920 to 1970

Who introduced the use of steam power to oil drilling?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Henry Bessemer

• Edwin L. Drake

What did the Bessemer steel process produce?

• Iron

• Copper

• Aluminum

• Steel

What invention is Thomas Edison known for?

• The steam engine

• The incandescent lightbulb

• The typewriter

• The telephone

Who invented the telephone?

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Christopher Sholes

• Edwin L. Drake

What major project connected the eastern and western United States for the first time?

• The Panama Canal

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• The Interstate Highway System

• The National Road

What year was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?

• 1869

• 1877

• 1892

• 1905

What scandal involved charging the government three times the real cost of railroad construction?

• The Teapot Dome Scandal

• The Credit Mobilier Scandal

• The Watergate Scandal

• The Enron Scandal

What did the Granger laws aim to regulate?

• Banking fees

• Railroad fees and land use

• Oil drilling practices

• Steel production standards

Who created the typewriter?

• George Pullman

• Henry Bessemer

• Christopher Sholes

• Edwin L. Drake