Chapter 16 Sections 1 And 2
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- 1.Who developed the telegraph?
- A.
Samuel F.B. Morse
- B.
John Deere
- C.
Cyrus McCormick
- D.
John Griffiths
- 2.Which canal connected the Mediterranean and Red Seas?
- A.
Erie Canal
- B.
Suez Canal
- C.
Foster Canal
- 3.Who built a lightweight plow out of steel?
- A.
Cyrus McCormick
- B.
John Griffiths
- C.
John Deere
- D.
Samuel Morse
- 4.Who built the Rainbow?
- A.
John Grifiths
- B.
John Deere
- C.
Cyrus McCormick
- D.
Suez Canal
- 5.American merchants traveled to China to purchase?
- A.
Fruit
- B.
Wine
- C.
Coffee
- D.
Tea
- 6.Between 1840 and 1860, factories developed the use of?
- A.
Solar power
- B.
Steam power
- C.
Electric power
- D.
Nuclear power
- 7.Elias Howe and Isaac Singer were famous for the production of?
- A.
Sewing machines
- B.
Safety pins
- C.
Steamboats
- D.
Printing presses
- 8.The exclusive right to use, make or sell an invention is given through a?
- A.
Copyright
- B.
Royalty
- C.
Patent
- D.
License
- 9.Which country experienced deadly potato famine?
- A.
Ireland
- B.
Germany
- C.
U.S.
- 10.Who campaigned against child labor?
- A.
Mary Harris
- B.
William R.Grace
- C.
Terence Powderly
- D.
Eric Curtis
- 11.In 1832 about one-third of American factory workers were?
- A.
African Americans
- B.
Men
- C.
Over 65 years old
- D.
Children
- 12.In 1842 the right of workers to strike was declared legal in?
- A.
Georgia
- B.
Massachusetts
- C.
Illinois
- D.
New York
- 13.Between 1830 and 1860, most immigrants to the United States came from?
- A.
Africa
- B.
Asia
- C.
Australia
- D.
Europe
- 14.Americans who mistrusted immigrants were called?
- A.
Nativists
- B.
Home-born
- C.
Patriots
- D.
Unionists
- 15.The first factories and mills in the United States were located in?
- A.
The South
- B.
The Northwest
- C.
New England
- D.
The West
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