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APUSH AMSCO Chapter 16 (2023/2024) Rated A+ nation's first big business Railroads created a nationwide market for goods. This encouraged mass production, mass consumption, and economic specialization. (p. 320) Cornelius Vanderbilt He merged local railroads into the New York Central Railroad, which ran from New York City to Chicago. (p. 320) Eastern Trunk Lines In the early days of the railroads, from the 1830s to the 1860s, railroad lines in the east were different incompatible sizes which cr...

Amsco APUSH Chapter 16 Latest 2023 Already Passed nation's first big buisness Railroads Cornelius Vanderbilt used his $$$ from steamboat business to merge local railroads into the New York Central Railroad (1867) 4,500 miles of track Eastern trunk lines A trunk line was the major route between cities; w/ smaller branches reaching w/ outlying towns (result of diff. gauges pre-civil war) -Vanderbilt capitalized on connecting these transcontinental railroads Railroads connecting the west and ea...

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. Trains from different rail lines could use each other's tracks. Which best describes a development that improved railroad safety? - Railroads adopted standard time to coordin...

CaseScenario: Trina Pullman is a 24-year old female with a history of hypothyroidism, with a 3-month historyof persistent vomiting, followed by the gastroenterology service, thought to have gastritis basedon the upper endoscopy report. She continued to have vomiting and weight loss, presented to theemergency department, found to be hypotensive, tachycardic and thin. Her serum labsdemonstrated hyponatremia, normal potassium levels, and a random cortisol level that was verylow. Thyroid stimulatin...

HIS202 Module 2 Exam With Questions and Answers 100% Verified What was an immediate result of the widespread use of the Bessemer converter in the U.S. steel industry? Select one: a. The price of steel plummeted, allowing for more metal goods to be made. b. A demand for higher-skilled professionals in the steel industry was created. c. Labor needs were reduced, causing unemployment and anger among workers. - answera. The price of steel plummeted, allowing for more metal goods to be made. ...

US History: Gilded Age Test for Exam 2023 Verified Who became America's first billionaire through his oil company? John D. Rockefeller Which man gained his wealth through the steel industry? Andrew Carnegie What was not a major cause of American industrial growth during the Gilded Age? Low tariff Politics during the Gilded Age was dominated by all the following issues except what? Aid to the poor What was the first major trust that became the inspiration for many others? Standard Oi...

PMA 1 Review 2023 15th Amendment 1870 constitutional amendment that guaranteed voting rights regardless of race or previous condition of servitude. (VOTE) The black codes were created to stop this amendment. Examples used were poll taxes, literacy tests and grandfather clauses. Jim Crow Laws Segregation laws enacted in the South after Reconstruction. Tried to get around (circumvent) the 14th and 15th amendments. Black Codes Laws that restricted African Americans' rights and opportunitie...

Week 6 The Triumph of Industry 2023 with complete solution Labor Unions An organization formed by workers to strive for better wages and working conditions. They were often started in response to business monopolies and the inequalities of wealth during the Gilded Age. Causes of the 2nd Industrial Revolution Natural resources, abundant labor force, free enterprise and laissez-faire policies, patent system, Great Migration and immigration, urbanization, and expansion of the railroad. Laiss...

laissez faire Economic liberalism that believes in unrestricted private enterprise and no government interference in the economy. Social Darwinism The application of ideas about evolution and "survival of the fittest" to human societies - particularly as a justification for their imperialist expansion. JP Morgan An influential banker and businessman who bought and reorganized companies. His US Steel company would buy Carnegie steel and become the largest business in the world ...

US History: Gilded Age Test for Exam 2023 Verified Who became America's first billionaire through his oil company? John D. Rockefeller Which man gained his wealth through the steel industry? Andrew Carnegie What was not a major cause of American industrial growth during the Gilded Age? Low tariff Politics during the Gilded Age was dominated by all the following issues except what? Aid to the poor What was the first major trust that became the inspiration for many others? Standard Oi...