Social studies chapter 18 section 1 – Flashcards
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Patent
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A document giving someone the sole right to make and sell an invention
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Thomas Edison
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Set up a research lab in Melno Park and invented the light bulb
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Wanted to create a divide that would carry the human voice
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Henry Ford
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An American manufacturer who made the automobile affordable
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Assembly line
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A manufacturing method in which a product is put together as is moves along a belt
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Wilbur and Orville Wright
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Tested a gas powered airplane
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Gave land grants to railroads and businesses and placed higher tariffs on imports
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How did the government support business
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It allowed Americans to discover new inventions
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Why was Edison's power plant important
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The assembly line made it cheaper
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Why did the cost of the automobile decrease
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Patent
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A document giving someone the sole right to make and sell an invention
question
Thomas Edison
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Set up a research lab in Melno Park and invented the light bulb
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Alexander Graham Bell
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Wanted to create a divide that would carry the human voice
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Henry Ford
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An American manufacturer who made the automobile affordable
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Assembly line
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A manufacturing method in which a product is put together as is moves along a belt
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Wilbur and Orville Wright
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Tested a gas powered airplane
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Gave land grants to railroads and businesses and placed higher tariffs on imports
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How did the government support business
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It allowed Americans to discover new inventions
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Why was Edison's power plant important
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The assembly line made it cheaper
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Why did the cost of the automobile decrease
