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1
The Erie Canal was built before the Cumberland Road
False
True
2
What did Charles Goodyear invent?
Vulcanized Rubber
Steam Engine
Cotton Gin
Assembly Line
3
Which of the following statements about the Erie Canal is NOT true?
It was paid for by the New York State Government.
It connected the Mississippi River with the Gulf of Mexico.
It connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
It was 363 miles long.
4
What did Guglielmo Marconi invent?
Assembly Line
Airplane
Modern Automobile
Radio
5
The First Entertainment Broadcast over the radio was after WWI.
True
False
6
Which of the following was a benefit of using incandescent lightbulbs in homes?
More Electricity
More strain on the eyes
No heat from the bulbs
Fewer house fires
7
What word means the government has recognized your right to a new idea because you made a request & met the requirements
Patent
Invention
Engineering
Innovation
8
The building of the Cumberland Road and the Erie Canal happened before the connecting of the Transcontinental Railroad.
False
True
9
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent?
Radio
Telephone
Telegraph
Incandescent Lightbulb
10
What event happened last?
Building the Cumberland Road
Building the Erie Canal
Beginning of World War I
Connecting the Transcontinental Railroad
11
The Industrial Revolution affected where people lived because farmers needed fewer workers, so people moved to cities.
True
False
12
Which of the following helped close off the frontier?
Steel plow
Cumberland Road
Barbed wire
Grain elevator
13
Natural rubber would fall apart with changing weather, so vulcanizing made it last longer.
True
False
14
What did Thomas Edison invent?
Radio
Incandescent Lightbulb
Telephone
Telegraph
15
The telegraph allowed people to use a code to transmit messages across country almost instantly, news traveled faster.
False
True
16
What event happened first?
Building the Erie Canal
Connecting the Transcontinental Railroad
Building the Cumberland Road
Beginning of World War I
17
What did Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz invent?
Assembly Line
Radio
Modern Automoblile
Airplane
18
What was the purpose of most inventions used in factories during the Industrial Revolution?
To make work easier for workers
To make work more efficient and make more money
To make life harder for farmers
To create more free time
19
What helped more people travel from the East Coast to the West Coast without changing forms of transportation?
Airplane
Assembly Line
Transcontinental Railroad
Modern Automobile
20
What did Eli Whitney invent?
Assembly Line
Cotton Gin
Steam Engine
Vulcanized Rubber
21
What had to get taller because more people were working in cities and space was limited?
Barbed Wire
Modern Automobile
Wagons
Buildings
22
Lots of inventions from American inventors were related to farming because America had so much land & grew so many crops
True
False
23
What did Henry Ford invent?
Modern Automobile
Airplane
Radio
Assembly Line
24
The Erie Canal connected the Great Lakes to Lake Erie near New York City making New York........?
richer and smaller
cheaper and smaller
cheaper and bigger
richer and bigger
25
What did Thomas Newcomen invent?
Assembly Line
Cotton Gin
Steam Engine
Vulcanized Rubber
26
What did Wilbur and Orville Wright invent?
Modern Automobile
Radio
Airplane
Assembly Line
27
Which of the following inventions was NOT created for agriculture?
Grain Elevator
Steel plow
Assembly Line
Mechanical reaper
28
Which of the following did not have to be invented first so that we could have modern cars?
Steam Engine
Internal combustion engine
Vulcanized rubber
Incandescent Lightbulb
29
What did Samuel Morse invent?
Incandescent Lightbulb
Telephone
Telegraph
Radio
30
Which of the following inventions was the earliest?
Incandescent lightbulb
Steam Engine
Radio
Barbed wire
