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Chapter 3.1, 4.1, 4.2

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 7hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was involved in making the railroads?

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2.

What happened during the expansion of the railroads?

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3.

When did the expansion of the railroads take place? (Years)

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4.

Where did the expansion of the railroads take place?

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5.

Why or how did the expanse of the railroad help the United States?

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6.

These immigrants worked on the railroads.

a)

Labored

b)

Illegal

c)

Fast

d)

Slow

7.

These people were involved in the expansion of the railroads.

a)

Railroad Barons

b)

Railroad Ghosts

c)

Immigrants

d)

Railroad Customers

8.

The act of merging two companies together or buying out another company

a)

consolidation

b)

merging

c)

trading

d)

exporting

9.

These people controlled most of the railroads and the companies

a)

Railroad Barons

b)

Railroad Ghosts

c)

Railroad Immigrants

d)

Railroad Customers

10.

The exact measurement that a railroad needed to be after consolidation.

a)

Standard Gauge

b)

20ft

c)

100ft

d)

Standard Measurement

11.

The act of giving people money or incentives to buy their products

a)

Rebate

b)

Surplus

c)

Making it rain

d)

Railroad Barons

12.

Secret meetings for the railroad barons to control the market

a)

Railroad pools

b)

Pool halls

c)

Pool tables

d)

Railroad Meetings

13.

What is a person who creates something new or new product to help society?

a)

Inventor

b)

Banker

c)

Electron

d)

Computer

14.

What did Alexander Graham Bell create?

a)

Telephone

b)

Light Bulb

c)

Car

d)

Typewriter

15.

What is this item?

a)

Telephone

b)

Phonogram

c)

Typewriter

d)

Car

16.

This process helped create a lot of things quicker and cheaper.

a)

Mass production

b)

Hard work

c)

Model T

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

17.

How did inventions during this time affect communications?

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18.

How did inventions during this time affect culture? (how we behave or act daily)

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19.

What was your favorite invention and why?

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20.

What are the factors of production?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Railroads

21.

These people create businesses by themselves and often times had to work really hard to do so.

a)

Entrepreneurs

b)

Railroad barons

c)

Dividends

d)

Shareholders

22.

When did the majority of the railroad expansion take place?

a)

1830-1900

b)

2020-2050

c)

1960-2020

d)

1460-1540

23.

The railroad barons formed a partnership to control the railroads.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is the term for a company that has total control over a single industry?

a)

Monopoly

b)

Trust

c)

Entrepreneurs

d)

Shareholder

25.

What market did Rockefeller control?

a)

Oil Market

b)

Steel Market

c)

Tires

d)

Airplanes

26.

What industry did Carnegie control?

a)

Steel

b)

Oil

c)

Tires

d)

Planes