USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What conflicts did the Union Pacific workers face?
A
Crossing the Colorado River
B
Lack of electricity
C
Conflicts with the Native American tribes
D
Crossing the Appalachian Mountains
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At that time, millions of indigenous people had settled across North America in hundreds of different tribes. But between 1622 and the late 19th century, a series of wars and skirmishes known as the Indian Wars took place between American-Indians and European settlers, mainly over land control.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Native Americans resented and resisted the colonists’ attempts to change them. Their refusal to conform to European culture angered the colonists and hostilities soon broke out between the two groups.

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