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What is a railroad baron

A robber baron of the railroad industry.

What immigrants would most easily assimilate into American society in the late 1800s

A farmer from Ireland

What events caused americans to move west right away

the 1848 discovery of gold in california

What is the modern name of the office of Indian affairs

Bureau of Indian Affairs

What was the most important institution in African American communities after the Civil War

churches -apex

What cultural change resulted from the adoption of the eight-hour workday in the early 1900s

An increase in leisure activities - Apex

Whp was William Marcy Tweed

William Magear Tweed was an American politician. He was also know as Boss Tweed.

What organizations was one of the largest unions in the 1880s and fought for an eight-hour workday

Knights of Labor~apex

How did the production of goods such as clothing and furniture change in the late 1800's

Production of goods and many other things changed greatly due to mechanisation and huge improvements in steam power.

What was nonconformist Christian groups

protestant groups that did not follow the church of England's rules

How did Sears Roebuck and Company sell goods to people in rural areas in the late 1800s

By mail. Sears Roebuck and Co. Published a catalog each year, with everything form clothing to jewelry to tools to furniture to medicine to food to guns to... well, you name it, if it existed, Sears sold it. People ordered by mail, and Sears mailed or shipped their products back to them. Sort of like Amazon without the computer. By the way, check your library and see if they can get you a copy of the Sears 1898 catalog. It has been reprinted in a hardcover version- fascinating to look at what you could buy.

Which statement is true of the sedition act

It caused an American presidential candidate to run his campains

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