Industrialization #2

1. What was a key outcome of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869?  

• Creation of the town of Pullman  

  
  

• Establishment of new time zones  

  
  

• Nationwide connectivity for trade and travel  

  
  

• Formation of Crédit Mobilier  

  
  

1. What was the Crédit Mobilier scandal primarily about?

• Unsafe working conditions  

  
  

• Railroad price-fixing agreements  

  
  

• Fraudulent contracts to overcharge the government  

  
  

• Illegal land sales to settlers 

  
  

prohibited unfair practices by railroads such as charging higher rates for shorter routes

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Child Labor Laws

• Philanthropy

• Sherman Antitrust Act

1. What was the result of the Munn v. Illinois Supreme Court case?

•    A) Railroads could set their own rates without regulation  

  
  

•    B) States could regulate railroads for public benefit  

  
  

•    C) Federal control over railroads was expanded  

  
  

•    D) Farmers were banned from suing railroad companies

  
  

1.  Which industry did Andrew Carnegie dominate using his business strategies?

•    a) Oil  

  
  

•    b) Railroads  

  
  

•    c) Steel  

  
  

•    d) Banking