Topic 12: New Industry and a Changing Society

Topic 12: New Industry and a Changing Society

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Topic 12: New Industry and a Changing Society

Topic 12: New Industry and a Changing Society

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did railroads provide for economic growth?

Railroads provided thousands of people with a safe way to earn a good income.
Railroads provided a source of employment for many people and supported multiple industries.
Railroads provided an inexpensive means of transportation for small farmers.
Railroads provided an easy way to move and resettle to a different location.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which industries most benefited from the growth and expansion of the railroad system?

steel, cotton, agriculture, and lumber
coal, natural gas, iron, and cotton
iron, steel, lumber, and coal
coal, oil, agriculture, and steel

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

More people began moving farther west and into cities because railroads:

became more efficient in transporting people and goods to more places.
became more comfortable for people to travel to be with family.
consolidated so people could travel on one rail line.
made it easier for farmers to buy equipment, so many people moved west to farm.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did larger railroad companies push smaller railroad companies out of business?

Larger railroad companies consolidated before there were laws to stop them.
Smaller railroad companies did not offer reduced rates to their biggest customers.
Larger railroad companies offered reduced rates that caused smaller railroad companies to fail.
Smaller railroad companies encouraged small businesses to ship with them.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What innovations in the late 1800s most helped the transportation of goods on railways?

refrigerated railway cars and heated areas for passengers
Janney car couplers and the Pullman sleeping cars
standard gauge railroad tracks and steel instead of iron rails
refrigerated railway cars and Janney car couplers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which technologies or innovations made it safer and more comfortable for people to travel on railways?

steel rails and the time zone system C.
air brakes and Pullman cars
Janney car couplers and steel rails
standard gauge tracks and passenger cars

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did innovations in communication change society in the late 1800s?

The telegraph and the telephone made communication across the country almost instant.
The telephone made quick communication possible for nearly everyone by 1870.
The telegraph made verbal communication possible for nearly everyone.
Railroads made it possible for a letter to cross the country in one day.

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