Homesteaders and the Transcontinental Railroad

Question 1

Between 1790 and 1900, cities in America

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grew rapidly as people moved to urban centers looking for work.

Question 2

Which of these details related to the topic of the Industrial Revolution is objective?

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“six-day workweeks”

Question 3

The Brooklyn Bridge is significant because it was the first suspension bridge built

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with steel cables.

Question 4

The majority of people who immigrated to America in the late 1800s and early 1900s

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worked at challenging jobs in the cities.

Question 5

Which statement best explains why immigrants and factory owners worked together but often lived in different parts of a city?

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Public transportation made it possible for factory owners to live in parts of a city that immigrants could not afford.

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