In Terms of the Industrial Development of the United States

question 65

Multiple Choice

In terms of the industrial development of the United States in the late nineteenth century,the most important economic development was the

• A) introduction of the steam engine.
• B) introduction of the factory system.
• C) rise of trade unions.
• D) construction of railroad lines that linked all U.S. regions.
• E) vast increase in the merchant marine fleet for overseas commerce.

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