RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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Question
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To see who could cover the most land the fastest
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A run across the country
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To see whose wagon could make it to the west fastest
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A hot air balloon race across the country
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Mongol Empire covered 9.15 million square miles of land-more than 16% of the earth’s landmass.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though Balto received the credit for saving the town, to those who know more than the Disney story, Balto is considered the backup dog. Balto ran 55 miles, while Togo’s leg of the journey was the longest and most dangerous.
Detailed explanation-3: -Contents. Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227) rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1913, 412 million people lived under the control of the British Empire, 23 percent of the world’s population at that time. It remains the largest empire in human history and at the peak of its power in 1920, it covered an astonishing 13.71 million square miles-that’s close to a quarter of the world’s land area.