11.1 - Industrialization

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What was the first big business in the United States? Options: Railroads, Steel industry, Automobile industry, Textile industry

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Railroads

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How did railroads impact the United States?

Back

They connected the country together

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What market did the railroads help create?

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A national market

Front

Which industries experienced growth due to the railroads?

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Coal and steel industries

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What standardization did the railroads bring about?

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Railroad time became standard time

Front

When was the first Transcontinental Railroad completed?

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1869

Front

What significant event is highlighted in the image regarding the development of railroads?

Back

The completion of the first transcontinental railroad

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Why were many early railroad companies unprofitable?

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They were mismanaged and involved in fraud.

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What unethical practices were early railroad companies involved in? Options: Offering rebates and kickbacks to favorite shippers., Providing free rides to all passengers., Building railroads in national parks., Hiring only family members.

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Offering rebates and kickbacks to favorite shippers.

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In what year was the Interstate Commerce Act created to regulate the railroad industry?

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1887