2A. Bessemer, Electricity, and Railroad

What year was the Transcontinental Railroad

completed?

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What is happening in the image?

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#Gilded Age-Transcontinental Railroad

What was the effect of this invention on

the U.S. economy?

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#Gilded Age-Transcontinental Railroad

What would be a good title for this image?

Explain.

How did the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the settlement of the West? Explain your answer.

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The ​ (a)   allowed steel to

be mass produced.

• Bessemer Process
• Light Bulb (electricity)
• Transcontinental Railroad

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#Gilded Age-Bessemer Process

Workers could work longer hours and produce more goods after the invention of

the ​ (a)   .

• Light Bulb (electricity)
• Bessemer Process
• Transcontinental Railroad

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#Gilded Age-electricity (light bulb)

Why was the development of the Bessemer Process considered a turning point in history? Explain your answer.

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#Gilded Age-Bessemer Process

The ​ (a)   connected

the east and west coasts of the United States.

• Transcontinental Railroad
• Light Bulb (electricity)
• Bessemer Process

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#Gilded Age-Transcontinental Railroad

Businesses became wealthy, and some corrupt government officials supported business first policies.

(a)  

• Gilded Age
• Progressive Era
• Civil Rights Era
• Roaring Twenties

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