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WH CH 9-3

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
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 1. 

Which region of the country had the MOST miles of railroad track in 1890?
a.
East Coast
c.
West
b.
Midwest
d.
Pacific Coast
 

 2. 

Pacific CoastWhich of the following is a true comparison of the two maps?
a.
The railroad system in 1840 was less developed than that in 1890
c.
The railroad system in 1840 carried goods great distances but not as far as in 1890
b.
The railroad system in 1890 has 205,334 more miles of track than that in 1840
d.
All of the above
 

 3. 

In which two directions did railroads transport goods and people in the West in 1890?
a.
north and south
c.
east and west
b.
south and east
d.
west and south
 

 4. 

In which region were there no railroads in 1840?
a.
West
c.
Northeast
b.
Midwest
d.
Southeast
 

 5. 

How many miles of track were added between 1840 and 1890?
a.
2,818
c.
100,225
b.
93,745
d.
205,334
 

 6. 

In which two directions did railroads MOSTLY transport materials and people in 1890?
a.
north and south
c.
east and west
b.
south and east
d.
west and south
 

 7. 

Approximately how many miles of tracks were laid from northern Washington to the southernmost point in California?
a.
2500
c.
550
b.
1000
d.
100
 

 8. 

Which of the following states had mostly east and west railroad routes in 1890?
a.
Texas
c.
Illinois
b.
Florida
d.
California
 

 9. 

Approximately how many miles of tracks were laid across the state of Texas by 1890?
a.
2,600
c.
1,300
b.
1,800
d.
1,000
 

 10. 

What might be a reason that the West had fewer miles of railroad track than the East did in 1890?
a.
The western territories were still new
c.
East coast ports were part of major trade routes
b.
Industry was more developed in the East and Midwest
d.
All of the above
 

 11. 

In the United States, the Industrial Revolution began with the industrialization of the _____
industry.
a.
railroad
c.
steel
b.
textile
d.
agricultural
 

 12. 

The country of _____ led Europe in adopting the industrial technology of Britain.
a.
Russia
c.
Ireland
b.
France
d.
Belgium
 

 13. 

Being blockaded during the War of 1812 encouraged _____ to use its own resources to
develop independent industries.
a.
France
c.
Turkey
b.
Russia
d.
the United States
 

 14. 

A _____ is a type of business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts.
a.
farm
c.
corporation
b.
small business
d.
socialistic
 

 15. 

In the 19th century, industrialization had the effect of _____ the gap between industrialized
and non-industrialized countries.
a.
closing
c.
making even
b.
widening
d.
ending
 

 16. 

Under the Meiji rulers, _____ began to industrialize.
a.
the United States
c.
Turkey
b.
England
d.
Japan
 

 17. 

Samuel Slater was an English textile worker who
a.
encouraged his workers to unionize
c.
built a textile mill in the U.S,
b.
set fire to his factory
d.
built many textile mills in Belgium
 

 18. 

Why did young single women flock to the factory towns across the country?
a.
that is where all the cute guys were
c.
the factory towns were safer than other towns
b.
there was plenty of agricultural work in the cities
d.
work in textile mills
 



 
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