Why were railroad companies in a hurry to complete many miles of track-laying in the mid-1800s?
They were worried that the US would be open to invasions if the West and East coasts weren’t connected.
They were given many acres of government-owned land for every mile created
They had to get the work done before the expected cold climate that would come with the late 1800s
They wanted to provide cheap and safe service to farmers
Correct
Railroad companies hurried in building railroad track to take advantage of the government program giving them acres of land.
What name was given to a collection of companies all legally controlled by the same person or group of people?
Monopoly
Trust
Union
Compact
A trust was a group of companies legally bound together.
What tactic used by the management of a company could be considered the opposite of a strike?
A mass strike
A boycott
A lockout
A sit in
In a lockout, the owner of a company shuts down a place of business hoping that the workers would get desperate and accept the demands of management.
What organizations did workers form in the mid to late 1800s to improve pay and working conditions?
Trusts
Unions
Monopolies
Compacts
Workers formed unions to attempt negotiating an improvement in their work lives.
Which of the following technologies was a reason for the increasing urban population in the late 1800s?