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52 Cards in this Set
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Perfector of the electric telegraph.
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Samuel Morse
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The transformation from a primarily agricultural society to an industrial society.
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Industrial Revolution
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The U.S. experienced the industrial revolution primarily between the ____.
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Civil War and World War I
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An explosion of inventions after the Civil War produced a _____.
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Technological Revolution
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Gives an inventor exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention.
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Patent
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500,000 were issued between 1860 & 1890, including the typewriter, telephone, & phonograph.
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Patents
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Developing technology required not only ingenuity but also ______.
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financial backing
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First to drill for oil in 1859.
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Edwin L. Drake
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At first oil refineries transformed crude oil into ____.
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kerosene
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Until the invention of the automobile it was seen as a waste product and thrown away.
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Gasoline
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In 1876, he moved his "invention factory" to Meno Park, New Jersy.
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Thomas Edison
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Had over 1000 patents issued in his name.
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Thomas Edison
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Developed the first practical incandescent light bulb.
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Thomas Edison
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Developed the idea of a central power station or power plant.
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Thomas Edison
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He developed a system of using alternating current.
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George Westinghouse
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Could be generated more cheaply and travel longer distance than direct current.
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alternating current
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Developed a transformer which allowed electricity to be sent over long distances.
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George Westinghouse
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By the early 1890s investors had used Edison and Westinghouses inventions to createt two companies ________.
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General Electric and Westinghouse Electric
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Electricity improved productivity and transformed the nature of the ______.
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workplace
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The electric sewing maching led to the growth of the _____.
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ready made clothing industry
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Electricity made the refrigerator possible which improved the ______.
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preservation of foods
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Perfector of the electric telegraph.
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Samuel Morse
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The transformation from a primarily agricultural society to an industrial society.
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Industrial Revolution
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The U.S. experienced the industrial revolution primarily between the ____.
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Civil War and World War I
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An explosion of inventions after the Civil War produced a _____.
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Technological Revolution
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Gives an inventor exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention.
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Patent
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500,000 were issued between 1860 & 1890, including the typewriter, telephone, & phonograph.
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Patents
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Developing technology required not only ingenuity but also ______.
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financial backing
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First to drill for oil in 1859.
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Edwin L. Drake
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At first oil refineries transformed crude oil into ____.
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kerosene
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Until the invention of the automobile it was seen as a waste product and thrown away.
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Gasoline
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In 1876, he moved his "invention factory" to Meno Park, New Jersy.
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Thomas Edison
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Had over 1000 patents issued in his name.
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Thomas Edison
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Developed the first practical incandescent light bulb.
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Thomas Edison
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Developed the idea of a central power station or power plant.
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Thomas Edison
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He developed a system of using alternating current.
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George Westinghouse
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Could be generated more cheaply and travel longer distance than direct current.
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alternating current
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Developed a transformer which allowed electricity to be sent over long distances.
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George Westinghouse
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By the early 1890s investors had used Edison and Westinghouses inventions to createt two companies ________.
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General Electric and Westinghouse Electric
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Electricity improved productivity and transformed the nature of the ______.
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workplace
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The electric sewing maching led to the growth of the _____.
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ready made clothing industry
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Electricity made the refrigerator possible which improved the ______.
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preservation of foods
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After the Civil War, several telegraph companies joined together to form ____.
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Western Union Telegraph
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Inventor of the telephone.
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Railroad which linked Omaha, NE to Sacramento, California.
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Transcontinental Railroad
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The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroads buiilt the _______.
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Transcontinental Railroad
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To avoid confusion the confusion on arrival and departure times the railroads adopted __.
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time zones
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Helped stimulate industrialization by; faster transportation, lowering cost of production, creating national markets, modeling big business, and stimulating other industries.
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railroads
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Made it much easier and cheaper to remove the impurities from iron to produce steel.
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Bessemer process.
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Lighter, stronger and more flexible than iron.
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steel
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The Bessemer process made the mass production of steel possible which led to a new age of ____.
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building
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When it was completed in 1883 it was a testimony of the United states inventive genius and hard work.
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Brooklyn Bridge
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