Urbanization and Westward Expansion #4

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How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the settlement of the West?

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By providing people with access to essential goods

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Which factor prompted the Americanization movement of the early twentieth century? Options: The increasing numbers of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe, The strengthening of Jim Crow Laws in the southern United States, The rising tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, The growing concern about environmental issues in the western United States

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The increasing numbers of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe

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Which statement describes how the Transcontinental Railroad affected the United States during the late 1800s? Options: The railroad contributed to the the rapid settlement and growth of towns in the West., The railroad caused a rapid decline in agriculture and mining in the West, The railroad contributed to population growth and increased sharecropping in the East., The railroad prompted Congress to buy land and create national parks in the East.

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The railroad contributed to the the rapid settlement and growth of towns in the West.

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Which issue contributed most to the need for this permanent sanitation group? Options: Increased urban population, The passage of labor laws, Decreased regulation of urban rail systems, The establishment of immigration quotas

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Increased urban population