History Quiz 2 Unit 2 Semester 2
Trade
A
transatlantic cable
Field
The steam engine used to power other machines was invented by:
James Watt
Competition is a strong motivation factor in industrial production. True False
True
New Orleans, Louisville, and St. Louis grew from steamboat trade. True False
True
Production during war time is greatly increased. True False
True
The Northern economy was largely industrial, but the southern economy was based on agriculture. True False
True
Uses of electricity in industry included: light supply operating communication systems internal combustion engines
light supply operating communication systems
What were the advantages of mass production? lower product cost to the consumer higher wages for workers and fewer hours of work greater number of goods produced higher quality, and each good was unique
lower product cost to the consumer greater number of goods produced
Uses of oil included: lubrication for machine parts telegraph systems kerosene for lamps
lubrication for machine parts kerosene for lamps
By 1914, the five leading industries in the United States were:
lumber iron steel textile food
To be "brought to conformity to a standard" or "making all alike" means to be:
standardized
Inventions improving the distribution of industry's products included the: steam-driven locomotive light bulb Model T®
steam-driven locomotive Model T®
Developments improving business communication included the: telephone steam-driven locomotive telegraph
telephone telegraph
America's first national road
the Cumberland
joined Lake Erie with the Hudson River
the Erie Canal
The reasons that Congress passed the Embargo Act in 1807 was: It opened trade with England. It cut off trade with England. It increased production in the United States. It cut off trade with all foreign countries.
It cut off trade with England. It increased production in the United States. It cut off trade with all foreign countries.
airplane
Wright
The telegraph allowed voice communication between cities. True False
False
Before 1811, roads badly needed improvement. True False
True
Production
A
Select an A for any area(s) that were aided in the U.S. by the nineteenth-century wars and a D for any area(s) that were damaged. International respect
A
America's first railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
telephone
Bell
The War of 1812 was spurred by: British ships capturing American sailors British sailors deserting to American ships Great Britain attacking the western United States Indian attacks blamed on Great Britain
British ships capturing American sailors British sailors deserting to American ships Indian attacks blamed on Great Britain
steam-driven locomotive
Cooper
Human life
D
oil well
Drake
Ford's competition
Duryea
light bulb
Edison
Who's system of standardized parts made uniform parts that could be exchanged for broken or worn parts?
Eli Whitney
Colonial goods were hauled by trains. True False
False
Steamships allowed goods to be shipped downstream for the first time. True False
False
The Cumberland Road was a concrete road. True False
False
The success of the Erie Canal helped make Boston a shipping giant. True False
False
Model T®
Ford
Clermont
Fulton
Who's method of assembling cars piece by piece on a moving belt was called the assembly line?
Henry Ford
telegraph code
Morse
Why did American industry switch from home businesses to factories? Taxes were too high on home businesses. New machines needed a power source, so production had to be near one. Machines were too large for homes. People were no longer willing to put in the long hours required for a home business. Home businessmen could not learn to maintain the complicated machines. Machines were too expensive for home businessmen.
New machines needed a power source, so production had to be near one. Machines were too large for homes. Machines were too expensive for home businessmen.
After the Civil War, the _______ remained strong industrially, but the ______ lacked sufficient capital to invest in business.
North South
By the early 1900s, what were the leading production areas in the United States? Western states North Central states Northeastern states Mid-Atlantic states
North Central states Mid-Atlantic states
Railroads caused increased production in other industries. True False
True
The national road built in 1811 was the Cumberland Road. True False
True
War brings reduced unemployment. True False
True
