History quiz 2
Model T®
Ford
Colonial goods were hauled by trains.
false
Steamships allowed goods to be shipped downstream for the first time.
false
The Cumberland Road was a concrete road.
false
telegraph code
Morse
airplane
Wright
The success of the Erie Canal helped make Boston a shipping giant.
false
The telegraph allowed voice communication between cities.
false
transatlantic cable
field
By 1914, the five leading industries in the United States were:
food textiles iron steel lumber
Uses of electricity in industry included:
light supply
After the Civil War, the remained strong industrially, but the lacked sufficient capital to invest in business.
north south
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
joined Lake Erie with the Hudson River
Erie Canal
steam-driven locomotive
Cooper
America's first national road
Cumberland
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
Clermont
Fulton
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.
The steam engine used to power other machines was invented by:
James Watt
By the early 1900s, what were the leading production areas in the United States?
North Central states Mid-Atlantic states
telephone
bell
Uses of oil included:
lubrication for machine parts kerosene for lamps
To be "brought to conformity to a standard" or "making all alike" means to
standardized
Inventions improving the distribution of industry's products included the:
steam-driven locomotive Model T®
Developments improving business communication included the:
telephone telegraph
Before 1811, roads badly needed improvement.
true
Competition is a strong motivation factor in industrial production.
true
New Orleans, Louisville, and St. Louis grew from steamboat trade.
true
Production during war time is greatly increased.
true
Railroads caused increased production in other industries.
true
The Northern economy was largely industrial, but the southern economy was based on agriculture.
true
The national road built in 1811 was the Cumberland Road.
true
War brings reduced unemployment.
true