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