study for history unit 2 quiz 2
telephone
Bell
Model T®
Ford
Clermont
Fulton
Who invented the steam engine to power other machines? Henry Ford Eli Whitney James Watt
James Watt
Competition is a strong motivation factor in industrial production. True False
True
Much of the new manufacturing production in colonial America was in textiles, iron, and leather. 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
Select the THREE effects of the Embargo Act. opened trade with England cut off trade with England increased production in the United States cut off trade with all foreign countries
cut off trade with England increased production in the United States cut off trade with all foreign countries
What best defines the assembly line? Bessemer process Henry Ford and the auto industry Eli Whitney's cotton gin
Henry Ford and the auto industry
Select the TWO leading production areas in the United States by the early 1900s. South West Middle Atlantic North Central New England
Middle Atlantic North Central
telegraph code
Morse
Select the TWO 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
Before 1811, roads badly needed improvement. True False
True
Railroads caused increased production in other industries. True False
True
The Northern economy was largely industrial, but the Southern economy was based on agriculture. True False
True
The national road built in 1811 was the Cumberland Road. True False
True
War brings reduced unemployment. True False
True
airplane
Wright
By 1914, the leading industries in the United States included all of the following except: food textile lumber coal
coal
Which one of the following is the best example of standardized parts? gun parts steam engine coal mining industry
gun parts
Which one of the following areas in the U.S. was damaged by the wars in the nineteenth century? trade production international respect human life
human life
Select TWO industrial uses for electricity. light supply operating communication systems internal combustion engines
light supply operating communication systems
Select the THREE areas in the U.S. that were aided by the wars in the nineteenth century. international respect human life trade production
international respect trade production
The telegraph allowed voice communication between cities. True False
False
transatlantic cable
Field
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
Select the THREE reasons that spurred the War of 1812. 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
America's first national road
Cumberland
oil well
Drake
Ford's competition
Duryea
light bulb
Edison
joined Lake Erie with the Hudson River
Erie Canal
After the Civil War, the South remained strong industrially, but the North lacked sufficient capital to invest in business. True False
False
Colonial goods were hauled by trains. True False
False
Select the items that describe why American industry switched 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 businesspeople could not learn to maintain the complicated machines. Machines were too expensive for home businesspeople.
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 businesspeople.
Select TWO uses of oil. lubrication for machine parts telegraph systems kerosene for lamps
lubrication for machine parts kerosene for lamps
To be brought to conformity to a standard or making all alike means to be------- .
standardized
Select TWO inventions that improved the distribution of industry's products. steam-driven locomotive light bulb Model T®
steam-driven locomotive Model T®
allowed businesspeople to keep in touch with trends
telegraph
Select TWO developments that improved business communications. telephone steam-driven locomotive telegraph
telephone telegraph
