USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the major effect of the Bessemer process?
A
Immigrants were able to become citizens easier, resulting in an increased population in America.
B
Steel was produced faster and cheaper, resulting in a Second Industrial Revolution.
C
African Americans were better able to apply for and keep good paying jobs
D
Minorities were registered to vote, resulting in minorities voting in higher numbers than previous years.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The end result was a means of mass-producing steel. The resultant volume of low-cost steel in Britain and the United States soon revolutionized building construction and provided steel to replace iron in railroad rails and many other uses.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bessemer process made possible the manufacture of large amounts of high-quality steel for the first time. This, in turn, provided steel at relatively low cost to various industries. By revolutionizing the steel industry, the Bessemer process helped to spur on the Industrial Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The biggest way that the Bessemer Process changed the world was by making steel cost-effective and mass-producible. Steel became a dominant construction material solely because of this invention.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bessemer process dramatically lowered the cost of producing steel, which contributed to the emergence of the railroad.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Bessemer Process was an extremely important invention because it helped made stronger rails for constructing the railroads and helped to make stronger metal machines and innovative architectural structures like skyscrapers. The United States Industrial Revolution moved from the Age of Iron to the Age of Steel.

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