U5 Ch 1 The Second Industrial Revolution and Growth of Cities

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What event is shown in the image? Options: creation of a new trade union, discovery of oil in Pennsylvania, invention of the first steam engine, completion of the transcontinental railroad

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completion of the transcontinental railroad

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What was one positive effect of the railroads during the 1800s?

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connected the East and West Coasts of the United S

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One negative effect of the railroads was that they.

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caused damage to the environment

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Which feature most likely created a challenge for the builders of the transcontinental railroad?

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the Rocky Mountains

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Who made the invention shown in the image?

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Thomas Edison

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Why were factories like this one important during the Second Industrial Revolution?

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They made steel used for buildings and railroads.

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What hope did Emma Lazarus’s poem “The New Colossus” express for new arrivals to the United States?

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that immigrants would be welcomed and make a positive impact

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How did monopolies hurt customers?

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They set high prices.

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Why was the facility at Ellis Island needed?

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to process the large numbers of immigrants arriving

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Urbanization refers to the growth of what?

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cities