Riding the Rails West!

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What is the state where the railroad from the west met the railroad from the east?

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Utah

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What does the word 'descendants' mean?

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Someone who is related to a person who lived in the past.

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What is an example of transportation?

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Car.

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Why did the government decide to build a railroad across the country?

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To make it easier for people to travel.

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What word means almost the same as 'boomed'?

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Grew.

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What is a railroad?

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A track made for trains to travel on.

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What is the purpose of transportation?

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To move people or goods from one place to another.

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What does 'travel' mean?

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To go from one place to another.

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What is a descendant?

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A person who is related to someone from the past.

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What is the significance of the Transcontinental Railroad?

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It connected the east and west coasts of the United States.