1. One modern town that was built in the late 1800s to serve the railroads was
A Cheyenne.
B San Francisco.
C New York.
D Omaha.
2 How did the end of the Civil War help railroad construction?
A It supplied the railroad with labor in the form of freed African Americans.
B It freed the government to give more money to the Union Pacific line.
C It ended the labor shortage, as war veterans went to work on the railroad.
D It encouraged more people to travel the railroad to settle in the West.
3 How did the Homestead Act affect US expansion?
A The act closed consumer markets and hurt the economy.
B The act gave homesteaders a reliable link to the East
C The act contributed to the closing of the western frontier.
D The act prepared available land in the West for planting.
4 Because of dangerous work conditions in railroad construction in the 1800s,
A about 100-150 workers died while building the Union Pacific railroad.
B about 1,000-1,500 workers died while building the Central Pacific railroad.
C about 100-150 workers died while building the Central Pacific railroad.
D about 1,000-1,500 workers died while building the Union Pacific railroad.