History: Preparing for Quiz 2

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Who's method of assembling cars piece by piece on a moving belt was called the assembly line? Henry Ford James Lowell James Watt Eli Whitney

Henry Ford

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.

The steam engine used to power other machines was invented by: Henry Ford James Lowell James Watt Eli Whitney

James Watt

telegraph code

Morse

Competition is a strong motivation factor in industrial production. True or False

True

New Orleans, Louisville, and St. Louis grew from steamboat trade. True or False

True

Production during war time is greatly increased. True or False

True

Railroads caused increased production in other industries. True or False

True

The Northern economy was largely industrial, but the southern economy was based on agriculture. True or False

True

The national road built in 1811 was the Cumberland Road. True or False

True

War brings reduced unemployment. True or False

True

airplane

Wright

Uses of electricity in industry included: light supply operating communication systems internal combustion engines

light supply operating communication systems

steam-driven locomotive

Cooper

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? Henry Ford James Lowell James Watt Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney

Colonial goods were hauled by trains. True or False

False

Steamships allowed goods to be shipped downstream for the first time. True or False

False

The telegraph allowed voice communication between cities. True or False

False

telephone

Field

Model T®

Ford

Clermont

Fulton

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 Human life Trade Production

A D A A

America's first railroad

Baltimore and Ohio

transatlantic cable

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

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

Before 1811, roads badly needed improvement. True or False

True

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, and food

To be "brought to conformity to a standard" or "making all alike" means to be: interchangeable regulated inconsistent standardized

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 Cumberland Road was a concrete road. True or False

False

The success of the Erie Canal helped make Boston a shipping giant. True or False

False


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