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US History - Quiz 22 Flashcards

Inventions

1
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developed the first telephone

A

Alexander Graham Bell

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developed the first successful incandescent light bulb

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Thomas Edison

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3
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developed the first suspension bridges in America

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John Roebling

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4
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this city became the first center of skyscraper architecture

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Chicago

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5
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developed an inexpensive method for turning iron ore into steel

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Sir Henry Bessemer

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6
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popularized “alternating current” (he was Edison’s competitor)

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Nikola Tesla

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7
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introduced many uses for peanuts and sweet potatoes

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George Washington Carver

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8
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transcontinental railroad was completed in …

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Promontory Summit

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9
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designed the Wainwright Building

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Louis Sullivan

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10
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author of “Wealth of Nations”

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Adam Smith

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