Urbanization in America — Unit test

Question 1

Read the quotation from Theodore Rhodie, a former Pullman employee.“I do not like to walk up there and hand up my membership in the American Railway Union because when a man asks me to give up my principles, my rights as an American citizen, he might just as well ask for my life.”To which result of the Pullman strike is Theodore Rhodie referring?

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the rehiring of workers who resigned from Debs’s union

Question 2

How did John D. Rockefeller horizontally integrate his monopoly in 1882?

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He created a trust that controlled ninety percent of the nation's oil refineries.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes environmental changes caused by westward railroad expansion?

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Western forests were cut down for lumber for railroad and bridge construction.

Question 4

During the Gilded Age, working women had

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limited work opportunities and were paid less than men.

Question 5

Which natural resource became more available to the American public as a result of railroad expansion?

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coal

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