Lesson 4.1 - Part 1: Mining, Railroads, & the Economy

Multiple Choice

Nickname given to a city that grew quickly around a mining site.

• Bloomington

• Boomtown

• Goldburg

• Cadbury

Multiple Choice

What caused boomtowns to become ghost towns?

• The government passed laws that limited how long people could live out west.

• High crime rates caused people to move away.

• Miners moved away after all the gold had been extracted.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a negative associated with mining for precious metals?

• It caused too many people to become rich and led to inflation.

• They required local residents to volunteer as police officers.

• It was bad for the environment and created a lot of pollution.

Multiple Choice

How did the U.S. government pay for the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• They gave the railroad companies permission to use slave labor.

• They gave the railroad companies weapons.

• They gave the railroad companies government owned land.

Multiple Choice

Why did railroad companies hire mostly Chinese and Irish immigrants to build the railroad?

• They worked for cheap

• The US government required the railroad companies hire Irish & Chinese immigrants.

• They made the best food.