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NEW AMERICAN INDUSTRIES QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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NEW AMERICAN INDUSTRIES QUIZ QUESTIONS WITHANSWERS
What was a result of creating rail standardization?
- Railways were able to transport meat without spoilage.
- Trains provided cars with pull-down beds for overnight travel.
- Trains from different rail lines could use each other's tracks.
- Rail companies began to create their own styles of rails and tracks. - Answers -Trains
from different rail lines could use each other's tracks.
Which is an invention that improved safety for railway passengers?
- refrigerated rail cars
- Pullman sleeping cars
- time standardization
- air brakes - Answers -air brakes
The US government gave land to the railroads to help them expand. What impact did
these land grants have on industries in the West?
- The grants limited the amount of land that was available to industries in the West.
- The grants allowed industries in the West to grow because they encouraged
settlement and new industrial opportunities.
- The grants had little impact on industries in the West.
- The grants discouraged industries from moving west because the land was useless. -
Answers -The grants allowed industries in the West to grow because they encouraged
settlement and new industrial opportunities.
Why did the development of time zones make train schedules more reliable?
- Time zones set the entire country to the same time.
- Time zones measured time locally instead of country-wide.
- Time zones made sure that each state was in only one zone.
- Time zones created a standard of time that all trains followed. - Answers -Time zones
created a standard of time that all trains followed
Which best describes a development that improved railroad safety?
- Railroads adopted standard time to coordinate schedules.
- Railroads offered fold-down beds so that people could sleep more comfortably.
- Companies standardized track technology so that they could use each other's tracks.
- Companies replaced hand-operated brakes with air brakes on trains. - Answers -
Companies replaced hand-operated brakes with air brakes on trains.
The expansion of the railroad directly led to economic growth in the US because
- railroads increased competition between different industries.
- railroads allowed company owners to travel all over the country.
- railroads made resources and products easier to transport.
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