New American Industries 1 – Flashcards
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What was a result of time standardization?
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Trains from different rail lines could use each other's tracks.
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Which natural resource became more available to the American public as a result of railroad expansion?
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coal
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In the late 1800s, the growth of the railroad system led to Midwestern cities such as Minneapolis and Cleveland becoming
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industrial centers
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How did the growth of the rail networks affect the meatpacking industry?
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The meatpacking industry grew because railroads were used to deliver large quantities of meat to processing plants in major cities.
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The expansion of the rail networks led to
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a growth in the steel industry.
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In the mid- to late 1800s, the US government granted land to railroad companies to expand their networks. What is another way that railroad companies used the land?
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They sold some of the land to farmers and ranchers.
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During the Second Industrial Revolution, which building material became one of the most important in the world?
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steel
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The Second Industrial Revolution in the United States lasted from the
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end of the civil war to 1900
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The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in
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1869
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Which industry benefited most from the Bessemer process?
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Steel
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The main reason people moved to cities during the Gilded Age was
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to get jobs in factories and corporate headquarters.
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