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English 36 Public

Industrialism

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#1 How many transcontinental railroads were there by the end of the 1800s?

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#2 What event caused railroads to become more advanced?

the Civil War

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#3 Which grew more during the 1800s, cities or the country?

cities (urban areas)

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#4 Most of America's early business were what type?

sole proprietorships (owned by one person)

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#5 Many immigrants coming into America in the 1800s were what 3 religions?

Catholic, Jewish, or Eastern Orthodox

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#6 How did the transcontinental railroad company receive money?

The government gave them money for each mile of track they laid.

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#7 What industry had the first trust?

oil

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#8 What idea says that driving weaker competitors out of business is just part of the struggle for survival?

social Darwinism

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#9 What is used by courts to stop a strike?

injunction

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#10 What is a business owned by two or more people?

partnership

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#11 What is a supersized corporation of combined businesses?

a trust

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#12 What is a "focus on money and possessions"?

materialism

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#13 What is a one-owner business?

sole proprietership

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#14 What was built in the 1860s by Irish workers and war veterans?

Union Pacific Railroad

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#15 What is a group of local unions composed of skilled laborers?

American Federation of Labor

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#16 What is the transcontinental railroad in the North?

Great Northern Railroad

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