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Why did railroad expansion increase the populations of major urban centers during the Gilded Age?
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New networks in the rural West allowed more farming.B
Traveling to different cities and factories became easier.C
Traveling between the North and the South became easier.D
New networks linked Canadian and US cities.2
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The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in
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1835.B
1859.C
1869.D
1888.3
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.B
It enabled the mass production of steel, which was used to build new universities.C
It led to the invention of electricity, which supported expanding factories.D
It led to the invention of the telegraph, which made business communications more efficient.4
The main reason people moved to cities during the Gilded Age was
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to get jobs in factories and corporate headquarters.B
to enable their children to attend universities there.C
to discover and create new technologies.D
to enjoy different cultural events.5
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
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greatly increased from 1800 to 1900.B
greatly decreased from the onset of the Civil War to 1900.C
slowly decreased in 1800 and again in 1900.D
slowly increased after 1880.Did you find these answers helpful?
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