RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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Question
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Check all that apply:These men all worked on the railroad:
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Chinese
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Rich men
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German and Irish Immigants
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Women
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Former slaves
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The total number of runaways who used the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom is not known, but some estimates exceed 100, 000 freed slaves during the antebellum period.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Underground Railroad-the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War-refers to the efforts of enslaved African Americans to gain their freedom by escaping bondage.
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