How did Abraham Lincoln affect the construction of the transcontinental railroad?
During the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the United States,
Read the passage.Although the Dakota Territory was organized in 1861, the population was quite small, and the majority of the population were Indigenous People. The Homestead Act of 1862 drew homesteaders, and soon large cattle ranches were proving to Americans that farmers could be successful in the northern Great Plains. Transportation became easier between 1871 and 1889, when more than two thousand lines of railroad track were laid across the state. The effect on the population was dramatic. In 1860 the white population of North Dakota was 2,576. By 1889, that number had jumped to 191,000. Both North Dakota and South Dakota were able to apply for statehood.According to the passage, what were effects of the Homestead Act? Choose three answers.
After the completion of the railroad, a major industry in the West was
What did the Homestead Act of 1862 make possible for millions of people to achieve- including former slaves, women, immigrants, and men?
In the 1840s, the main argument in Congress over the transcontinental railroad concerned
What did the Homestead Act grant to homesteaders?
Read the passage.Although the Dakota Territory was organized in 1861, the population was quite small, and the majority of the population were Indigenous People. The Homestead Act of 1862 drew homesteaders, and soon large cattle ranches were proving to Americans that farmers could be successful in the northern Great Plains. Transportation became easier between 1871 and 1889, when more than two thousand lines of railroad track were laid across the state. The effect on the population was dramatic. In 1860 the white population of North Dakota was 2,576. By 1889, that number had jumped to 191,000. Both North Dakota and South Dakota were able to apply for statehood.According to the passage, which factors contributed to North Dakota and South Dakota becoming states? Choose three answers.
How did the completion of the transcontinental railroad change the lives of American citizens?
Materials that had to be shipped to Central Pacific workers included
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