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The Gilded Age

Authored by Cole Chaisson

History

11th Grade

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The Gilded Age
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was one effect of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

Many more goods were imported.

The government lowered taxes by price fixing.

The number of people working as farmers increased.

The cost of many goods made in the United States was raised by price fixing

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad?

Goods were transported across country

Populations in the west increased

Railroads literally reduced the size of the US

Travel across the country was possible for upper and lower classes

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which is NOT a characteristic of a business monopoly?

encourage business competition

rise prices

put all competition out of business

control all of a products' production

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Bessemer process help the United States to industrialize?

It allowed big businesses to operate in a way that made them more money by paying workers less

It opened markets to farmers across the country and legalized trade between Americans and Indians

It made steel production much faster and easier which helped the construction of railroads, buildings, and more

It gave political machines permission to operate in a way that they could control immigrants

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Bessemer process produced

bronze

silver

copper

steel

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Railroads did which of the following?

Made the country "smaller"

Put an end to the old stagecoach mail system

Made the process of shipping raw materials much more efficient

All of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who saw the potential value in the Bessemer Process in terms of mass producing steel?

JP Morgan

Andrew Carnegie

John D. Rockefeller

Teddy Roosevelt

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