1)During the second Industrial Revolution, immigration was necessary to *

A.drive down labor costs.

B.provide a market for manufactured goods.

C.provide needed labor.

d.populate the cities.


2)The most significant reason railroads encouraged industrial growth was *

A.the connection of the east and west coasts via railways.

B.the use of the Bessemer process to build steel tracks.

C.the increase in labor necessary to build railroad cars.

D.the efficient transportation of raw materials and finished goods.



3)What is the most likely definition of the French term laissez-faire? *

A.“Allow to act.”

B.“Obey the rules.”

C.“Be just.”

D“Work quickly.”



4)What was one effect of the Industrial Revolution in the United States? *

A.Many more goods were imported.

B.The government lowered taxes.

C.The number of people working as farmers increased.

D.The cost of many goods made in the United States decreased.


5)Laissez-faire policies allowed businesses to operate under maximum government regulation. *

True or false

6)The U.S. government encourage American industry in the late nineteenth century by creating protective tariffs. *

True or False

7)Thomas Edison established a research laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey in 1876. *

True or False

8)By 1883, there were two transcontinental railroad lines in the United States. *


True or False



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