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

A
Carnegie cut corners in his production, lowering his costs.
B
Carnegie created the Bessemer process, which lowered costs.
C
Carnegie owned the raw materials, factories, and distribution.
D
Carnegie made a weak product, which was less expensive.
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Which of these men created a monopoly in the steel industry?

A
Henry Ford
B
John D. Rockefeller
C
J. P. Morgan
D
Andrew Carnegie
3

In upholding Louisiana’s Separate Car Act, the Supreme Court claimed that

A
the Fourteenth Amendment did not apply to southern states.
B
segregation was unconstitutional based on the Fourteenth Amendment.
C
segregation did not constitute discrimination.
D
discrimination was necessary in order to maintain public order.
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The building of a railroad network led to industrial growth because

A
raw materials and finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply.
B
raw materials were shipped quickly and cheaply to consumers.
C
finished products were shipped quickly to rural Canada.
D
finished products were shipped quickly and cheaply to factories.
5

What obstacle was faced by both Central Pacific and Union Pacific workers?

A
attacks from Indigenous People on the plains
B
loss of workers to the Gold Rush
C
harsh weather conditions
D
danger from blasting through the Sierra Nevada
6

The expansion of the rail networks led to

A
a decline in the coal industry.
B
a decline in the meatpacking industry.
C
a growth in the textile industry.
D
a growth in the steel industry.
7

What was one provision of the Dawes Act of 1887?

A
to stop American Indians from buying land
B
to divide and distribute land to white settlers
C
to stop American Indians from assimilating
D
to divide and distribute land to American Indians
8

How did people use a telegraph to communicate without speech?

A
with overland mail carriages
B
with a series of bells of varying pitches
C
with Morse code
D
with words typed out on a typewriter
9

The economy grew more quickly during the Gilded Age than at any other time in US history. Two factors that caused this growth were

A
a great increase in steel production and a decrease in the value of manufactured goods.
B
a great increase in steel production and an increase in the value of manufactured goods.
C
a great increase in steel production and a repeal of taxes.
D
a repeal of taxes and a decrease in the value of manufactured goods.
10

What effect, if any, did Plessy v. Ferguson have on the South’s Jim Crow laws?

A
The case strengthened the laws.
B
The case had no effect on the laws.
C
The case weakened the laws.
D
The case invalidated the laws.
11

Which event happened prior to the signing the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862?

A
Railroad workers drilled tunnels through the Sierra Nevada mountains.
B
The end of the Civil War freed veterans to work on the railroad.
C
The Golden Spike ceremony was held in honor of the transcontinental railroad.
D
Asa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad.
12

Which best describes a development that improved railroad safety?

A
Companies standardized track technology so that they could use each other’s tracks.
B
Railroads adopted standard time to coordinate schedules.
C
Railroads offered fold-down beds so that people could sleep more comfortably.
D
Companies replaced hand-operated brakes with air brakes on trains.
13

How did the success of individuals such as Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell change American culture?

A
Their success encouraged people to start big businesses.
B
Their success discouraged people from working together to create new inventions.
C
Their success encouraged people to experiment and invent new products.
D
Their success discouraged people from trying to innovate the electricity or telephone industries.
14

The first reservations for American Indian tribes were established

A
by the Indian Removal Act.
B
after the Civil War.
C
by the Dawes Act.
D
during the colonial period.

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