USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

AMERICAN INDUSTRIALIZATION FACTORY SYSTEM AND MARKET REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The American Railway Association created ____ to make the railroads run more safely and more reliably.
A
fixed costs
B
time zones
C
land grants
D
holding companies
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The American Railway Association created trusts to make the railroads run more safely and more reliably. Industrial Unions united all craft workers and common laborers in a particular industry.

Detailed explanation-2: -industrial union, trade union that combines all workers, both skilled and unskilled, who are employed in a particular industry. At the heart of industrial unionism is the slogan “one shop, one union.”

Detailed explanation-3: -One negative effect were building and running the railroads was difficult and dangerous work. More than 2, 000 workers had died. Another 20, 000 workers had been injured. A positive is railroads made long-distance travel a possibility for many Americans.

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