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Question 1

According to the Past and Present video in section 16.6, what do growing economic disparities undermine?
 
  A) class politics
  B) industrial growth
  C) national unity
  D) social unrest

Question 2

According to the How Do We Know? video in section 16.6, who were the breaker boys?
 
  A) apprentices in pre-industrial workshops
  B) immigrants who built the railroads
  C) seasonal laborers hired by family farms
  D) child laborers in the industrial revolution

Question 3

According to the Arguing History video in section 16.6, which of the following was an effect of industrialization on American society?
 
  A) The population sharply declined.
  B) The poor were getting poorer.
  C) The wealthy class shrank in size.
  D) The average standard of living rose.

Question 4

Which group helped to build the western half of the transcontinental railroad?
 
  A) Chinese immigrants
  B) African slaves
  C) Sioux captives
  D) Comanche chiefs



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Answer 1

Answer: C

Answer 2

Answer: D

Answer 3

Answer: D

Answer 4

Answer: A





 

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