AnswersMO-US History II AEffects of Technology on 1800s Society

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In the late 1800s, where did most European immigrants live in the United States?

A
on large farms
B
in large cities
C
just outside cities
D
in small towns
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During the Gilded Age, working women had

A
limited work opportunities and were paid less than men.
B
many work opportunities and were paid equal to men.
C
many work opportunities but were paid less than men.
D
limited work opportunities but were paid equal to men.
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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?

A
the loss of money by the Pullman Company
B
the imprisonment of Eugene V. Debs
C
the rehiring of workers who resigned from Debs’s union
D
the increase in anti-union court decisions
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How did living in company towns make union membership more difficult for workers?

A
Workers received free homes, food, and clothing.
B
Company guards and agents spied on and reported workers.
C
Workers made enough money that they did not need unions.
D
They could fire workers who moved away from the town.
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How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad affect companies that made products?

A
Companies could hire people who worked in different states.
B
Companies could build factories in the rural West.
C
Companies could expand into the South.
D
Companies could ship goods cheaply over long distances.

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