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Who created the sleeping car in 1858

George Pullman.

The development of what spurred the growth of catalog companies

The development of the Sears traveling salesman spurred the growth of catalog companies. Sears is the first company to have an annual catalog for people to order merchandise from.

The group of people who got the highest paying jobs were

Adult white males.

The trail from Independence Missouri to Santa Fe New Mexico was known as the

Santa Fe Trail

One of the first countries America began to deal with as it ended its isolation was

japan

A person who sees an opportunity and takes advantage of it is called a

A person who sees an opportunity and takes advantage of it is called an opportunist.

entrepreneur

The main fuel source for locomotive engines was

coal

Workers stationed at a moving track to attach parts is called

assembly line

Which working conditions caused workers to protest

Workers protested against dangerous working conditions, long hours, low pay, little or no benefits, short or no lunch breaks or breaks of any kind, etc.

What Gave Americans a new way to buy merchandise

Mass Production, Magazines, Railroads, and Newspapers

The event that made the general public doubt whether unions were good was called the

Haymarket Riot

Buyers' requests for products is called

demand

The antitrust laws had little effect for many years and powerful business people stayed in control true or false

true

Before the industrial age people usually bought goods

Locally

The gave Congress the power to impose an income tax on the American people.

The _______ gave Congress the power to impose an income tax on the American people.

The antitrust laws had little effect for many years and powerful business people stayed in control.

true -morgan :)

The inventor of the automobile assembly line who brought about great changes in American society was .

Henry Ford

Roosevelt also took steps to conserve America's _______.

natural resources

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