Industrialization

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What title would complete this diagram showing some characteristics of America in the late 1800s? Options: Reasons Westward Expansion Ended, Reasons Monopolies and Trusts Failed, Push Factors of Immigration, Factors That Contributed to Industrialization

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Factors That Contributed to Industrialization

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What was responsible for the change in the United States economy? Options: agriculturalism, immigration, federalism, industrialism

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industrialism

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How did Samuel Gompers help improve American labor laws in the early 1900s?

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He helped create unions.

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During the Industrial Age, in which numbered region was the majority of industry concentrated?

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In the late 1800s, how did the use of new machinery in industry impact the United States?

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It allowed businesses to hire more unskilled workers.

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This quote is evidence of what situation that led Pullman workers to go on strike in 1896? Options: Workers were required to join the Pullman union even though the membership dues were very high. Workers were forced to change jobs frequently, which resulted in pay cuts and longer hours. Workers were in cycles of debt to the Pullman Company, which controlled most aspects of their lives. Workers were forced to attend church as part of their employment contract.

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Workers were in cycles of debt to the Pullman Company, which controlled most aspects of their lives.

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What do the strikes during the Industrial Age reveal about the role of the government in labor disputes?

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The government tended to support industry over the interests of workers.

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How did Andrew Carnegie contribute to the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

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He introduced the Bessemer Process to the steel industry.

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During the Industrial Age, opponents of laissez-faire capitalism believed it caused what condition?

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an income gap between rich and poor

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What was the primary reason Congress raised tariff rates in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

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to promote the growth of domestic manufacturing