5.1b Review

James Hill

​5.1b Review

Great Northern RailRoad Background

• went from: Lake Superior to Minneapolis, through North Dakota, Montana and Northern Idaho to Everett & Seattle

• strove to develop the resources and regions where his railway was

Multiple Choice

True or False ---

Hill strove to develop the resources and regions where his railway was

• True

• False

Did not receive or take government land grants

worked to get settlers in and then helped them in their farming (set up Minnesota's first threshing machine)

​Great Northern R.R. Background cont.

Multiple Choice

True or False

Hill received government land grants

• True

• False

*Purchased bankrupt companies

*Strategy to avoid debt…  
  → Build in stages
→ Sell homesteads to immigrants      
→ Use this $$$ to fund expansion and improvements 

​Great Northern RailRoad vs. Rivals

Multiple Choice

True or False --

Hill built his railroad instages

• True

• False