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2. The Automobile in America

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2. An American Beginning

The American automobile industry began modestly in 1896, when the Duryea Motor Wagon Company of Springfield, Massachusetts sold 13 identical gasoline-powered vehicles. The company would only last three years, however, brothers Charles and Frank Duryea became the first Americans to attempt to build and sell automobiles at a profit. This started the commercial period of the Automobile industry.

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You will now answer 5 questions to test what you learned during this lesson. You must answer all questions correctly to receive completion credit for this lesson. You may answer the questions as many times as necessary to get them right.

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  1. By the 1920s, the world's largest automobile manufacturer was:


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  2. By the early 1960s, the rate of car ownership in America was:


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  3. At its height, what percentage of American workers were employed in an automotive-related industry?


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  4. Future changes in automobile technology are likely to include:


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  5. From 1908 until 1927, the Ford Motor Company built over:


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