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US History A 7

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26 August 2022
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How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad affect companies that made products?
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Companies could ship goods cheaply.
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What impact did the expansion of railroads in the West have on the American Indians who lived there?
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They were displaced from their tribal lands.
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What was one major effect of industrialization on American society?
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More people moved to urban areas.
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Which statement best summarizes what US manufacturing had accomplished by 1900?
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US manufacturing had surpassed industrialized Britain, and the United States had become the world's largest producer.
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Industrialization resulted in what changes to American society?
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economic growth and increased urbanization
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Many people who immigrated to the United States during the Gilded Age moved to
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urban areas, where they worked in factories.
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The Second Industrial Revolution in the United States lasted from the
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end of the Civil War to 1900.
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The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in
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1869.
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How did the development of the Bessemer process affect the growth of cities?
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It enabled the mass production of steel, which was used to build new factories.