RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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Connection of the east and west coasts that helped bind the country together.
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Acquisition of all North American lands by the United States government.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Encyclopedic Entry Vocabulary. A continent is one of Earth’s seven main divisions of land. The continents are, from largest to smallest: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. When geographers identify a continent, they usually include all the islands associated with it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Definition of a Continent in Geography Geologically, a continent is composed of rocks with lower density than the seafloor or mantle. In alphabetical order, the continents include Africa, Antarctica, Asia. Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Detailed explanation-3: -Asia is not only the largest continent in the world, but it is the continent with the most number of languages, cultures, and people. India alone has over 1600 languages. There is also a large religious diversity, from various forms of Islam and Christianity to atheism, tribal religions, and Hinduism.
Detailed explanation-4: -The two continents of Europe and Asia are separated by two mountain ranges-the Ural mountains and the Caucasus mountains.