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

farming communities, where they established their own farms.

rural Southern areas, where they opened businesses.

Western areas, where they managed cattle ranches.

urban areas, where they worked in factories.

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This graph shows the gross domestic product (GDP) manufactured in the United States from 1800 to 1900.According to the graph, the manufacturing of products in the United States

greatly increased from 1800 to 1900.

greatly decreased from the onset of the Civil War to 1900.

slowly decreased in 1800 and again in 1900.

slowly increased after 1880.

What was one major effect of industrialization on American society?

More people received free higher education.

More people received health care and benefits.

More people took up family farming.

More people moved to urban areas.

The economy of the Gilded Age was characterized by

economic growth and high unemployment among unskilled workers.

rapid economic growth and social change.

a deep recession in which high unemployment fueled massive and rebellious social change.

slow economic growth and high unemployment among the middle class.

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

Companies could hire people who worked in different states.

Companies could build factories in the rural West.

Companies could expand into the South.

Companies could ship goods cheaply.

Industrialization resulted in what changes to American society?

economic growth and increased urbanization

immigration and an increase in workers’ benefits

the growth of public education and urbanization

increased opportunities for skilled workers and women’s equality

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

They were displaced from their tribal lands.

They moved into towns and lived among the new settlers.

They stopped farming and took jobs in factories.

They were forced to move to Mexico.

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in

1835.

1859.

1869.

1888.

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

from 15 million in 1830 to nearly 30 million in 1850.

from 15 million in 1830 to nearly 40 million in 1870.

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

from nearly 40 million in 1870 to nearly 100 million in 1950.

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

economic recession and unemployment.

unemployment and social change.

economic recession and social change.

economic growth and social change.

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