A New Revolution

Question 1

The main reason people moved to cities during the Gilded Age was

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to get jobs in factories and corporate headquarters.

Question 2

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

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machines rapidly produced large amounts of products.

Question 3

The building of a railroad network led to industrial growth because

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raw materials and finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply.

Question 4

The growth of business led to the development of a new type of business organization called the corporation. Which of the following was a characteristic of a corporation?

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None of the company’s stockholders was legally responsible if the company went bankrupt.

Question 5

What is one reason why the expansion of the railroads caused prices of products to drop during the Gilded Age?

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Railroads provided cheap and fast transportation for both raw materials and products.

Question 6

Look at the graph below, which shows the population of the United States from 1790 to 1910. During the Gilded Age the US population rose

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from nearly 40 million in 1870 to nearly 80 million in 1900.

Question 7

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 8

The economy of the Gilded Age was characterized by

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rapid economic growth and a growing middle class..

Question 9

Which three factors transformed industry during the Gilded Age?

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new business practices, new technology, and the expansion of railroads

Question 10

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.

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