Ch. 4 - Triumph of Industry

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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?

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Post-war economic growth of the Northeast and West

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How did the patent system encourage inventiveness?

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

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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?

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Alexander Graham Bell

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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

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

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Vertical integration

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

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

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

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Elijah McCoy

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What would a comparison of the first and second Industrial Revolution show?

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Both saw improvements in transportation but a truly national market only emerged in the second.

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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

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A fold away bed

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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