Module 9 Quiz

How did Thomas Edison’s work change American life in the late 1800s?

Which of the following was characteristic of Mark Twain’s novels?

Where were ads displayed in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Who put together the first modern, mass-circulation newspaper?

What did the Sherman Antitrust Act try to prevent?

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Commerce Act?

The first underwater telegraph line was laid from New York to ________ and completed in 1858.

In which type of market structure do a few large companies control the prices of the entire industry?

The mail-order industry was given a great boost when the United States Post Office began ________ in 1896.

Which invention greatly increased the safety and speed of train travel?

The 1900 census reported that almost ________ children under the age of 15 were working in factories throughout the United States.