Effects of Technology on 1800s Society

Question 1

The first attempts to create a transcontinental railroad failed in part because

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Congress could not agree on where the line would run.

Question 2

The Pacific Railroad Act of 1862

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called for two companies to build the line from two different directions.

Question 3

There were few towns along the route of the railroads. Why was this a challenge?

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Equipment, rails, food, and even water had to be shipped long distances.

Question 4

Select the correct year for each of the following events. Use the timeline to help you. Asa Whitney asked Congress to support building a railroad.

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1845

Question 5

The railroad was officially completed.

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1869

Question 6

President Lincoln signed a law to officially support the railroad.

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1862

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes how the transcontinental railroad impacted American Indians?

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It prevented them from engaging in their traditional way of life.

Question 8

What was the Homestead Act?

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Law that granted land to settlers who met certain criteria

Question 9

Which of these events were effects of the Homestead Act? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Settlers continued to push onto American Indian lands.; Land speculators made profits by making land claims.; Millions of acres of US public land were claimed.

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