Organizational Aids Answers

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Which group did not work on the transcontinental railroad?

A
Chinese immigrants
B
American Indians
C
Irish immigrants
D
Civil War veterans
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Which conditions made building the railroad difficult? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
Harsh weather
B
Little access to supplies
C
Opposition from Congress
D
Attacks from white settlers
E
Drilling tunnels through rock
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Where did the two railroads meet?

A
Sacramento, California
B
Promontory, Utah
C
Omaha, Nebraska
D
Denver, Colorado
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What was one benefit of the transcontinental railroad?

A
Made cross-country travel times longer
B
Eliminated many risks of traveling cross-country
C
Decreased trade with Asia
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This diagram shows the pattern of

A
settlement along the transcontinental railroad.
B
environmental damage along the transcontinental railroad.
C
land grants along the transcontinental railroad.
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How did the railroad facilitate population growth in the interior of the country? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
The railroad built towns along the railroad.
B
The railroad bought land from farmers, ranchers, and business owners.
C
The railroad recruited settlers to form new communities along the route.
D
The railroad encouraged American Indians to settle along the route.
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What did the Homestead Act do? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
It gave land to adult US citizens.
B
It awarded land to railroad companies.
C
It required settlers to start a business on their land.
D
It required settlers to meet conditions to keep their land.
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The Homestead Act

A
helped thousands of settlers.
B
had little impact on American Indians.
C
was dismissed by some speculators.
D
disposed of poor quality land only.
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Read the quote to the right and think about how Mattie describes her experiences.Why does she say the hardships were worth it?

A
She was proud that her hard work was for her family’s benefit and not someone else’s.
B
She believed that her family would become rich from her hard work.
C
She thought that living in a sod house was better than living in a frame house.
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According to the quote, what happened between 1880 and 1890?

A
The increase in settlements in the West caused the frontier line to disappear.
B
The frontier line became isolated from settlements in the West.
C
The size of the frontier line increased as settlers moved to the West.
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In at least two or three sentences, give three examples of hardships and dangers the workers faced.

Answer:

The workers endured severe winter weather and faced the constant threat of snow slides. They also worked with explosives, which made their work dangerous.

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Which examples did you include in your answer?

A
Living under the snow
B
Working underground
C
Facing constant threat of snow slides
D
Enduring severe winter weather
E
Working daily with explosives
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How did the workers live and work through the winter while building the Summit Tunnel? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
By digging snow tunnels from their shelters to the tunnel
B
By taking frequent trips into nearby towns
C
By building sturdy cabins
D
By relying on lamps to light the tunnels where they lived and worked

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