A New Revolution — Quiz

Question 1

Which of the statements best describes environmental changes caused by westward railroad expansion?

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Western forests were cut down for lumber for railroad and bridge construction.

Question 2

How did the development of the Bessemer process affect the growth of cities?

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It enabled the mass production of steel, which was used to build new factories.

Question 3

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in

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1869.

Question 4

The economy of the Gilded Age was characterized by

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rapid economic growth and social change.

Question 5

The development of a system of mass production in manufacturing meant that

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machines rapidly produced large amounts of product.

Question 6

The Second Industrial Revolution in the United States lasted from the

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end of the Civil War to 1900.

Question 7

How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad affect companies that made products?

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Companies could ship goods cheaply.; Companies could expand into the South.

Question 8

What impact did the expansion of railroads in the West have on the American Indians who lived there?

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They were displaced from their tribal lands.

Question 9

Many people who immigrated to the United States during the Gilded Age moved to

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urban areas, where they worked in factories.

Question 10

The period from 1865 to 1900, known as the Gilded Age, was marked by

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economic growth and social change.

A New Revolution — Quiz Answers