8th US History - Ch 15 (pg 278-291)

Question 0

Henry Bessemer

Answer 0

Developed an inexpensive way to turn iron ore into steel

Question 1

Alexander Graham Bell

Answer 1

Invented the telephone.

Question 2

Andrew Carnegie

Answer 2

Owned the largest steel manufacturing company in the world

Question 3

George Washington Carver

Answer 3

Became a genius in the area of plants; revolutionized agriculture in the South by finding numerous uses for peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes.

Question 4

George Eastman

Answer 4

Invented the box camera and roll film

Question 5

Thomas Alva Edison

Answer 5

Invented the incandescent light

Question 6

Elisha Otis

Answer 6

Invented the safety elevator

Question 7

John Roebling

Answer 7

Pioneered the design of suspension bridges

Question 8

Louis Sullivan

Answer 8

Architect who pioneered the building of skyscrapers

Question 9

Where was the transcontinental railroad completed?

When?

Answer 9

Promontory Point, Utah

May 10, 1869

Question 10

Thomas Watson

Answer 10

Supplied the “hands” to produce the first telephone.

Worked with Alexander Bell.

Question 11

What type of fuel replaced whale oil and provided a cheap way to light homes?

Answer 11

kerosene

Question 12

Philanthropy

Answer 12

Refers to the practice of giving away large sums of money to needy individuals and charities

Question 13

What was the first modern American skyscraper?

Answer 13

The Wainwright Building

Question 14

John Rockefeller

Answer 14

Formed Standard Oil Company

Question 15

Lyman Stewart

Answer 15

Established Union Oil Company

Question 16

Why did Chicago become a great, prosperous city?

Answer 16

1) Rich Prairie Soil
2) Great Railroads
3) Hard-working People

Question 17

Who was the greatest inventor in American History?

Answer 17

Thomas Alva Edison

Question 18

John D. Rockefeller

Answer 18

Made his fortune in the oil industry.

Question 19

Christopher Sholes

Answer 19

Invented the typewriter.

Question 20

Edwin L. Drake

Answer 20

Drilled the first oil well.

Question 21

With what foods did George Washington Carver develop hundreds of uses?

Answer 21

Peanuts and Sweet Potatoes

Question 22

The Otis Brothers

Answer 22

Elevators

Question 23

How did the philanthropy of men like Andrew Carnegie help all Americans?

Answer 23

1) Invested money and effort that created thousands of jobs.
2) Gave much of their wealth away to needy individuals and private charities.
3) Carnegie gave away more than $350,000,000.
4) Carnegie donated 7,000 pipe organs to churches.
5) Carnegie built over 3,000 public libraries

Question 24

From what college did the man come from that invented kerosine?

Answer 24

Yale

Question 25

Who founded the Union Oil Company?

Answer 25

Lyman Stewart

Question 26

Who drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1869?

Answer 26

Andrew Drake

Question 27

Who founded the Standard Oil Company?

Answer 27

John Rockefeller

Question 28

Who designed and built the Brooklyn Bridge?

Answer 28

the Roeblings

Question 29

What did Louis Sullivan do?

Answer 29

He was an architect.