History and Geography 800 - Unit 7: The Industrial Nation

Which of the natural resources in the United States aided industrial growth?

coal, lumber, fast-moving streams, oil deposits, varied climate, and iron ore.

________________ is a strong motivation factor in industrial production.

competition

The government helped combat large industries by:

controlling working hours helping small businesses

The South had the following elements for large plantations:

good climate, rich soil, and slave labor.

Some good things done by corporations for the country were:

improving production improving distribution adding to economic development

Production during war time is greatly _______________.

increased

Railroads caused increased production in other industries such as-

iron and steel industries.

The United States wanted to prove to England that: Select all that apply

it was not inferior and it could succeed in industry.

The Erie canal

joined Lake Erie with the Hudson River

Uses of electricity in industry included:

light supply operating communication systems

Uses of oil:

lubrication for machine parts kerosene for lamps

Edward H. Harriman, William Vanderbilt, and James J. Hill

railroad tycoons

Howe

sewing machine

Much of the money that went into building corporations came from?

shipping and trade after the Civil War.

James Hargreaves

spinning jenny (thread weaver)

James Watt

steam engine

Cooper

steam-driven locomotive

Morse

telegraph code

Developments improving business communication included the:

telephone, telegraph.

Inventions of the Agricultural Revolution in the United States included:

the cotton gin the threshing machine the iron and steel plow

Steps to control the power of corporations were taken by:

the government labor unions President Roosevelt

Edison

the lightbulb

Steamships allowed goods to be shipped ______________ for the first time.

upstream

McCormick

reaping machine

Advantages corporations brought to America included:

reduced unemployment larger variety of goods

coke

refined coal

Bell

telephone

Whitney

cotton gin

Stockholders elected _____________, who appointed _________, who determined the company's policies.

directors-officials

Businessmen from_______________ had made fortunes in trade and shipbuilding and wanted to invest in United States industry.

new england

Drake

oil well

A rebirth of trade and commerce in Europe was brought about by the:

crusades

The Cumberland Road was a ________________ road.

crushed-rock

The Industrial Revolution in the United States was made possible by:

natural resources and man-power.

Accomplishments of England's Industrial Revolution were the:

spinning jenny, flying shuttle, and steam engine.

The invention of labor-saving devices for the farmer was known as the ___________________________.

agricultural revolution

Wright

airplane

The telegraph allowed voice communication between _____________________________.

any two points connected by a telegraph wire.

Factors needed for big business to be successful included:

capital mergers business specialists

Francis Lowell

clothing factory

Natural resources adding to the development of industry in the United States were:

coal supply and rivers and streams.

Ford

Model T

________,______________, &____________ grew from steamboat trade.

New Orleans, Louisville, and St. Louis

The success of the Erie Canal helped make _____________ a shipping giant.

New York City

By the early 1900s, what were the leading production areas in the United States?

North-central, Mid-Atlantic.

tycoon

One having great wealth and power.

The religious revolution in Europe that began by reforming Catholicism and ended by establishing Protestantism was called the:

Reformation

_______________ and ____________________ supplied England's work force.

Rural families and Irish immigrants

Oliver

Steel plow( better than iron)

It was difficult to get ahead in factory work.True or false?

TRUE

Fulton

"Clermont" steamboat.

Select the correct answer: was this aided (A) or damaged(D) by the 19th century wars? -international respect -human life -trade -production

-A -D -A -A

Why were labor unions needed?

-Individual workers who objected to conditions were simply fired. -Unions could present a united front against employers.

Why did American industry switch from home businesses to factories?

-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.

What were the effects of the Industrial Revolution?

-Prices of raw materials declined. -Consumers benefited.

What did the Industrial Age do to the average working man's creativity and imagination?

-took away the average man's creativity and imagination -brought about assembly lines, which eliminated creativity -made it so the average working man could only take orders, not think

Before _____, roads badly needed improvement.

1811

Things that affected the Industrial Revolution in the United States included:

Agricultural revolution, immigrants.

America's first railroad

Baltimore and Ohio

The War of 1812 was spurred by:

British ships capturing American sailors British sailors deserting to American ships Indian attacks blamed on Great Britain

The national road built in 1811 was the ________________________.

Cumberland road

Who's system of standardized parts made uniform parts that could be exchanged for broken or worn parts?

Eli Whitney

What impact did Gutenberg's printing press have on the spread of God's Word?

Faster production of the bible and the scripture were more available.

Duryea

Ford's competition

Who's method of assembling cars piece by piece on a moving belt was called the assembly line?

Henry Ford

The reasons that Congress passed the Embargo Act in 1807 was:

It cut off trade with England. It increased production in the United States. It cut off trade with all foreign countries.

What person was noted for his banking achievements and financial rewards?

J.P. Morgan

Who invented the printing press?

Johann Gutenberg

What person's fortune was gained through the oil industry?

John Rockefeller

Who led the Reformation movement?

Martin Luther

capital

The total amount of money or property owned or used by a corporation or business.

Field

Transatlantic cable

Corporations secured large amounts of money needed to run large-scale productions. True or False?

True

Corporations were formed when several businesses or businessmen joined to form one large organization. True or False?

True

As goods were produced in greater numbers, cost to the consumer went down. True or false?

True.

Most of the profits of corporations went into making their leaders wealthy. True or false?

false

Stockholders shared in profits made by the corporation. True or false?

false

John Kay

flying shuttle, 1773.( small fabric loom weaver)

By 1914, the five leading industries in the United States were:

food, textiles, steel, iron, and lumber.

Wood

iron plow

Shipbuilding and trading made New England's businessmen wealthy. True or false?

true

Inventions improving the distribution of industry's products included the:

Model T and steam-powered locomotive.

Unions formed on behalf of the working man were:

NLU AFL Knights of Labor

Colonial goods were hauled by trains. TRUE OR FALSE?

FALSE