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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhen did the Industrial Revolution take place?in the 17th centuryin the 1950s and 60sfrom the Civil War to the early 1900sduring the Civil War
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow many miles of railroad track were in the United States by 1900?more than 193,0005,777 milesmore than 30,000 miles1,780 miles
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy were American inventors important during the Industrial Revolution?New machines made farming and manufacturing easier.Inventors made a lot of money and bought products.They formed monopolies and trusts to help businesses.They used railroads for traveling.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of the longest railroad in the World?Trans-Siberian RailwayUnion Pacific RailroadCentral Pacific RailroadTranscontinental Railroad
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe Transcontinental Railroad was joined together at Promontory, Utah in..........1860189616891869
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich area of the Industrial Revolution involved improvements in farming?transportationmanufacturingagriculturecommunications
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the government do to help railroad companies build rail lines?charged them high taxesgave them large tracts of landgave them money to investhired Irish and Chinese immigrants to help build rail lines
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe largest train project of all was the Transcontinental Railroad.
In this sentence, the word Transcontinental means ________________.across the United Stateson the western side of the United Stateson the eastern side of the United Statesoutside the United States - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was another company founded by J. P. Morgan? United States Steel, General Electric, and .................International GrowersInternational HarvesterUnited States ElectricGeneral Mills
- 10. Multiple ChoiceBy the year of 1890, what percentage of people lived in cities50%33%25%20%
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the Union Pacific Railroad start building the Transcontinental Railroad as they headed west.Sacramento, CAAtlanta, GAOmaha, NEPromontory, UT
- 12. Multiple ChoiceName 2 of the groups of immigrants that helped build the Transcontinental Railroad.Chinese and EuropeansIrish and JapaneseAmericans and FrenchChinese and Irish
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