The Growth of Railroads

During which decade did transcontinental rail service begin in the United States?

• 1850-1860

• 1860-1870

• 1870-1880

• 1880-1890

What industry did the refrigerated railcar impact the most?

• meatpacking
• textile
• farming
• steelmaking

In 1860, how far west could a person travel by rail from New York

• only as far as Chicago
• only as far at the Mississippi River
• only as far as the Missouri River
• all the way to the West Coast

What was a result of rail standardization?

• Railways were unable to transport meat without spoilage
• Trains provided cars with pull-down beds for overnight travel
• Trains from different rail lines could use each other's tracks
• Rail companies began to create their own styles of rails and tracks

Which is an invention that improved safety for railway passengers?

• refrigerated rail cars
• Pullman sleeping cars
• time standarizatiotime standardization
• air brakes

Railroads not only led to an increase in the ability to transport raw materials, but they also led to ca(n)

• decrease in the need for raw materials
• increased in the demand for  raw materials
• decreased in the uses of raw materials
• increase in the types of raw materials found in the United States

Which natural resource became more available to the American public as a result of railroad expansion?

• natural gas
• wood
• coal
• water

In the late 1800s, the growth of the railroad led to Midwestern cities like Minneapolis and Cleveland becoming

• agricultural centers
• unsettled territories
• industrial ecn

Which invention was most important in revolutionizing the meat industry?

• air brakes
• knuckle couplers
• the Pullman car
• the refrigerated car

Which industry benefited most from the Bessemer process?

• petrolum
• coal
• steel
• meatpacking