RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It was bad for the enviorment.
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It forced Native Americans off their land.
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It made Americans have a better quality of life.
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It made life better for Chinese Immigrants.
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It help create time zones
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Detailed explanation-1: -Connecting the two American coasts made the economic export of Western resources to Eastern markets easier than ever before. The railroad also facilitated westward expansion, escalating conflicts between Native American tribes and settlers who now had easier access to new territories.
Detailed explanation-2: -If the Transcontinental Railroad wasn’t built, the US wouldn’t have the benefits of the great plains until much later. Benefits such as space for crops, cattle and trading the unmanufactured crops and cattle to the east for manufactured goods through the railroad.
Detailed explanation-3: -The continental United States is divided into four time zones: Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific. There are also time zones for Alaska and Hawaii.