Practice Test

Question 1

According to this graphic, what was the role of midwestern cities in the meatpacking industry?

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D: They processed meat to be sold in eastern cities.

Question 2

The building of a railroad network led to industrial growth because

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C: raw materials and finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply.

Question 3

A process that directly describes the growth of cities is

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B: urbanization.

Question 4

What is one way that the system of mass production generally affected families?

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C: Instead of working together at home, families worked in factories.

Question 5

Which of these groups protected the livelihood of craftspeople in the 1800s?

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B: guilds

Question 6

A push factor is best defined as

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B: something that causes people to leave their country.

Question 7

How did people use a telegraph to communicate without speech?

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D: with Morse code

Question 8

Why was Carnegie Steel able to offer its product at a lower price than its competitors?

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C: Carnegie owned the raw materials, factories, and distribution.

Question 9

Which of these men created a monopoly in the steel industry?

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D: Andrew Carnegie

Question 10

Which US group was one of the first to go on strike because of wage cuts?

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D: the Lowell Mill girls

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