U.S. History - Unit 6 (SSUSH11a) Question Preview (ID: 60548)


The Expansion Of Railroads. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

The railroad industry...
a) dramatically increased after the Civil War
b) decreased after the Civil War
c) became irrelevant after the Civil War
d) ####

Railroads became important in the U.S. because...
a) they efficiently transported goods across the nation
b) they inefficiently transported goods across the nation
c) ###
d) ####

How did the steel industry affect the railroad industry?
a) The steel industry was very helpful.
b) The steel industry was not helpful.
c) ###
d) ####

Which American industry was the biggest customer of U.S. steel?
a) the railroad industry
b) the oil industry
c) the cloth industry
d) tourism

As steel producers found cheap and efficient ways to produce the product...
a) other companies took advantage of the low prices
b) other companies were not able to take advantage of the low prices
c) ###
d) ####

Oil production was linked to...
a) the railroad industry
b) the steel industry
c) ###
d) ####

Most oil extracted in remote areas was eventually transported...
a) to the east
b) to the west
c) to European markets
d) ####

What was the largest American business during the late 1800s?
a) the railroad industry
b) the steel industry
c) the oil industry
d) ####

The expansion of railroads also led to the expansion of:
a) other industries
b) the Democratic Party
c) slavery in the South
d) ####

Since railroads could connect the entire nation...
a) goods could be transported across the U.S.
b) goods could only be transported within their regions
c) ###
d) ####

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