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How did the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies profit from constructing the railroad?

by selling railroad lines back to the government at a profit

by owning businesses in the towns that developed along the railroad

by building railroad monopolies and continually raising prices

by selling pieces of land granted to them to build the railroad

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Which of the following is an example of a service industry job in an urban center?

a farmer

a bank clerk

a factory worker

a miner

Many tenement apartments in the early 1900s had

few windows and poor ventilation.

garbage collection and sewer systems.

indoor plumbing and hot water.

safety features and fire protection.

Which event happened prior to the signing the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862?

Asa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad.

The end of the Civil War freed veterans to work on the railroad.

The Golden Spike ceremony was held in honor of the transcontinental railroad.

Railroad workers drilled tunnels through the Sierra Nevada mountains.

A process that directly describes the growth of cities is

segregation.

urbanization.

industrialization.

commercialization.

Which effect of industrialization made city centers somewhat unpleasant for residents?

the increased number of government buildings

the lack of cultural institutions

the lack of public transportation

the rise of railroads and stockyards

What obstacle was faced by both Central Pacific and Union Pacific workers?

attacks from Indigenous People on the plains

danger from blasting through the Sierra Nevada

harsh weather conditions

loss of workers to the Gold Rush

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