AnswersRMA FL-2100310-United States History Semester 1Homesteaders and the Transcontinental Railroad

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Which statement best explains why the transcontinental railroad took several years to build?

A
Digging through the mountains was very difficult, and the long winters hampered workers’ ability to make progress.
B
Several Civil War battles took place where the railroad was being built, so workers had to wait for the land to be clear and safe.
C
A divided Congress continued fighting over funding for the railroad, leading to work stoppages every few months.
D
Chinese immigrants engaged in frequent clashes with rail workers, so work stopped while safety measures were adopted.
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During the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the United States,

A
cities on the coasts were cut off from the rest of the country.
B
many people lost interest in new settlements.
C
Civil War refugees fled to new towns in the western territories.
D
many new towns and settlements grew.
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Due to the railroads, American settlers were able to travel west in larger numbers. How did this migration impact Indigenous People?

A
Indigenous People’s way of life changed because buffalo herds were destroyed for commercial markets.
B
Indigenous People voluntarily went to reservations because they needed to find food and shelter.
C
Indigenous People became cattle ranchers in order to survive a decrease in income.
D
Indigenous People faced economic decline because they could no longer sell buffalo meat.
4

What was one fraudulent strategy that speculators engaged in to meet the requirements of the Homestead Act?

A
They sold high priced public land to the Indigenous People.
B
They promised homesteaders a reliable link to the East.
C
They rented out plots of land to the Indigenous People.
D
They built tiny dwellings measured in inches rather than feet.
5

In the 1840s, the main argument in Congress over the transcontinental railroad concerned

A
the geographic direction of the railroad.
B
the money needed to fund the railroad.
C
the lack of available workers to build the railroad.
D
where the railroad should run.
6

Materials used to build the Central Pacific Railroad were shipped

A
across North America.
B
from west to east.
C
around South America.
D
from north to south.
7

How were the conflicts between homesteaders and Indigenous People resolved in the wake of the Homestead Act?

A
Homesteaders formed their own small armies and militias.
B
The American government forced Indigenous People to leave the land.
C
The American government used force against the homesteaders.
D
Congress repealed the Homestead Act to prevent further conflict.
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What did the Homestead Act grant to homesteaders?

A
It granted participants as much land as they pledged to farm.
B
It granted an extra 80 acres of land to anyone who made a purchase.
C
It granted anyone the right to rent farmland from the government.
D
It granted 160 acres of land to settlers who paid a small filing fee.
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How did Abraham Lincoln affect the construction of the transcontinental railroad?

A
Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 into law, which stimulated the construction of the railroad.
B
Lincoln appointed Theodore Judah to survey the land and locate investors for the transcontinental railroad.
C
Lincoln obstructed the passage of the railroad bill because he wanted the government to focus on the Civil War.
D
Lincoln prevented Leland Stanford from running one of the two railroad companies in order to avoid a monopoly.
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One modern town that was originally built to serve the railroads was

A
Cheyenne.
B
San Francisco.
C
New York.
D
Omaha.

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