Industrial Revolution in the United States

Wars that matured American industry included (1) War of 1812, (2) Civil War, (3) American Revolution, (4) Spanish-American War.

1, 2

Sources of power in America by the early 1900s included: (1) oil, (2) coal, (3) electricity, (4) atomic power, (5) water power.

1, 2, 3, 5

Advantages that corporations brought to the United States included: (1) decreased unemployment, (2) lower prices, (3) reduced competition, (4) quality goods, (5) a larger variety of merchandise, (6) increased production.

1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Wars brought (1) increased production, (2) fewer jobs, (3) decreased unemployment, (4) growth to industry.

1, 3, 4

Mobilized

Assembled and ready for war duty.

Standardized

Brought to conformity; making all alike.

_____ improved road surface _____ steamship _____ Peter Cooper _____ direct water route _____ grain production

Cumberland Road The Clermont Tom Thumb The Erie Canal thresher and reaper

Ford's system of standardized parts allowed the broken or worn parts to be replaced.

False

Money for the growth of United states' industry was supplied by Southern plantation owners.

False

The Embargo Act reduced production in the United States.

False

The United States' first canal connected Lake Erie with the Ohio River.

False

The discovery of iron soon replaced steel as a structural material.

False

_____ committee appointed by the president for corporation control _____ fought illegal competition methods _____ President enforcing early antitrust laws _____ experts in business management _____ merging of several businesses into one _____ investors in corporations _____ exclusive control of a product

Federal Trade Commission Clayton Antitrust Act Roosevelt Business specialists Consolidation stockholders monopoly

How did the new developments in transportation and communication during the Industrial Revolution furhter the spread of God's work on earth?

Modern transportation made the spread of the Gospel possible to every part of the world. The airplane was especially useful to missionaries in remote areas, such as jungles. Many Christian ministries carry on correspondence coerces by mail or counseling by phone. Faster mail service - by plane - helps missionaries keep in touch with the home board and supporters, and quickens their receiving of supplies.

What influence did the Civil War have on United States industry and what influence did industry have on the war?

The demand for war equipment kept industry busy and profits high, increasing production. The soldiers' vacant jobs lowered unemployment. Industry provided constant replacement of supplies. Transportation and communication methods greatly aided the movement of soldiers and supplies and the sending of messages.

Monopoly

The exclusive control of a commodity or production by a business.

Consolidation

The merging of businesses into one large organization.

Assembly-line production dropped the cost per unit drastically.

True

England was the leading European industrial nation in the 1700s.

True

Immigrants supplied a large amount of the workforce in factories.

True

New Englanders grew wealthy from shipbuilding and trading.

True

The first national road in America was called the Cumberland Road.

True

______ cotton gin ______ iron plow ______ steel plow ______ reaping machine ______ steamboat ______ steam locomotive ______ cotton cloth factory

Whitney Wood Oliver McCormick Fulton Cooper Lowell

______ airplane ______ Model T ______ light bulb ______ transatlantic cable ______ telephone ______ Fords competitor ______ oil well

Wright Ford Edison Field Bell Olds Drake

_____ steel plow _____ sewing machine _____ steam locomotive _____ Embargo Act of 1807

improved agriculture improved textile industry improved transportation increased production of American products