New American Industries UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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New American Industries UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
In 1883, who was responsible for creating the first system of time zones in the United States?
- Correct Answer- The railroad industry
Think about how railroads changed and developed. Check all of the statements that match
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New American Industries UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
In 1883, who was responsible for creating the first system of time zones in the United States?
- Correct Answer- The railroad industry
Think about how railroads changed and developed. Check all of the statements that match
what you've learned. - Correct Answer- Railroads tried to become more versatile, Americans
began to measure time using time zones, Rail travel became safer
Think about what you've learned about the role of railroads in helping make resources
available. - Correct Answer- Railroads helped Americans access new sources of raw
materials.
New cities grew into manufacturing centers that refined natural resources.
Trains required more materials to run and to be built, helping industries grow.
Which best describes a development that improved railroad safety? - Correct Answer-
Companies replaced hand-operated brakes with air brakes on trains.
How did railroad expansion make natural resources more available in the United States? -
Correct Answer- by making it possible for natural resources to be transported to different
cities and towns
What impact did railroads have on cities across the United States at the turn of the 20th
century? - Correct Answer- Many cities became industrial centers.
Which invention was most important in revolutionizing the meat industry? - Correct Answer-
the refrigerator car
The expansion of the railroad directly led to economic growth in the US because - Correct
Answer- railroads made resources and products easier to transport.
Railroads not only led to an increase in the ability to transport raw materials, but they also led
to a(n) - Correct Answer- increase in the demand for raw materials.
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