A Changing Nation Review

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The Transcontinental Railroad did which of the following? Connected the North and South for the first time, Allowed for the speedy and affordable transportation of goods to the Western frontier, Allowed for speedy and affordable transportation of soldiers to the Mexican border, Was built by slave labor

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Allowed for the speedy and affordable transportation of goods to the Western frontier

Front

True or False

The Homestead Act and completion of the Transcontinental Railroad encouraged people to move from East to West.

Back

True

Front

True or False:
The Confederacy won the Civil War

Back

False

Front

The Homestead Act gave Americans

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Free land out West

Front

Which statement describes how the TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD affected the United States during the late 1800s?

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