History: Preparing for Quiz 2
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
