Practice Test

Question 1

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

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C: the Lowell Mill girls

Question 2

Which is the best description of interchangeable parts?

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A: pieces that can be substituted for one another

Question 3

How were families affected by the rise of manufacturing during the Gilded Age?

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B: Factories often employed entire families, including children.

Question 4

The first gasoline-powered American automobile was made in

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D: the late 1800s.

Question 5

A process that directly describes the growth of cities is

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C: urbanization.

Question 6

A push factor is best defined as

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A: something that causes people to leave their country.

Question 7

Which best describes a development that improved railroad safety?

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D: Companies replaced hand-operated brakes with air brakes on trains.

Question 8

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 9

The expansion of the rail networks led to

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C: a growth in the steel industry.

Question 10

During the Gilded Age, unskilled workers in factories typically did

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D: the same tasks for many hours.

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