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Clep 1890 Railroads

1980 Railroads and Industry

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_____changed the way Americans dressed, shopped, and ate after the Civil War. Mass Production
Many purchased goods through mail-order catalogs, and the variety of foods available increased dramatically after the ____. Civil War
Mass production resulted in major changes in the way of life for Americans. Most people wore manufactured clothes purchased at  ___ outlets instead of handmade clothes retail
In 1872, Montgomery Ward was opened as the first ___ retail business. mail-order
Mass production and mail-order business not only supplied ____ to people living in the big cities, but those on farms and in small towns. low cost products
What form did subsidies to TRANSCONTINENTAL railroads generally take? Land grants along the railroad's right-of-way.
Which was occasionally provided to TRANSCONTNENTAL railroads? Loans (on a per-mile basis)
Were tax breaks a part of the subsidies granted to transcontinental railroads? No
By what sole method were goods transported during the 1880's and 1890's? Railroad
How were those who lived in areas with only one railroad at a disadvantage? The railroads charged exhorbitant shipping rates.
What purpose did the Interstate Commerce Act serve? To curb pricing and other abuses by railroads.
When was the Interstate Commerce Act passed? 1887
To whom did the Supreme Court give sole discretion to regulate interstate commerce? Congress
What agency was formed to permanently monitor railroad policies and prevent abuses? The Interstate Commerce Commission.
Were blanket appropriations or provisions of supplies and materials given as subsidies to transcontinental railroads? No
Did transcontinental railroads generally use convict labor? No: their construction was usually too far from centers of population.
What agency was formed to permanently monitor railroad policies and prevent abuses? The Interstate Commerce Commission.
Crédit Mobilier was an elaborate scheme to: defraud the stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad.
In what region was convict labor sometimes used to build railways? The South: in the laying of LOCAL (instate) tracks.
Early Supreme Court court decision impacing states' rights to regulate the railroad industry: Munn v. Illinois
When did the Supreme Court rule in Munn v. Illinois? 1877
The Supreme Court ruled that the state had the right to regulate publicly owned services that affected the public interest in which of the following cases? a. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad v. Iowa b. Muller v. Oregon c. Munn v. Illinois c. Munn v. Illinois
Munn v. Illinois was significant because the Supreme Court: upheld the right of states to regulate privately owned services that affected the public.
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