Elsener Us History 1 Chapter 6 Terms

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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.

Back 23

Industrial Revolution

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The U.S. experienced the industrial revolution primarily between the ____.

Back 24

Civil War and World War I

Front 25

An explosion of inventions after the Civil War produced a _____.

Back 25

Technological Revolution

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Gives an inventor exclusive right to make, use, or sell an invention.

Back 26

Patent

Front 27

500,000 were issued between 1860 & 1890, including the typewriter, telephone, & phonograph.

Back 27

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.

Back 37

alternating current

Front 38

Developed a transformer which allowed electricity to be sent over long distances.

Back 38

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 ______.

Back 40

workplace

Front 41

The electric sewing maching led to the growth of the _____.

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ready made clothing industry

Front 42

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