Railroad Boom and Dust Bowl

Which of the following was a cause of the railroad boom?

• Bessemer Process

• Standardized time zones

• Westinghouse air breaks

• All the above

What was the name of the place where the two railroad companies met creating a transcontinental railroad?

• Abilene

• Promontory Point

• San Francisco

• Dodge City

Select all that apply.

Which was a result of the railroad boom?

• Movement West

• People migrated North

• Transportation was more expensive and difficult

• Frontier closed

Select all that apply!

What was the difference between the Chinese and Irish rail workers?

• Intelligence

• Diet

• Hygiene

• Work ethic

Which of the following is an example of a group of individual migrating West?

• Exodusters

• Farmers

• Cowboys

• All the following

Which of the following is a cause of the Dust Bowl?

• Overmechanization

• Over production

• Drought

• All the above

Which of the following is NOT a cowtown?

• Abilene

• Denver

• Kansas Territory

• Dodge City

What was the name of the photographer who took photos of the Dust Bowl?

• John Lewis

• Jacob Riis

• Dorothea Lange

• Lewis Hines

Who helped close the frontier due to their improvement on an invention?

• Joseph Glidden

• George Westinghouse

• Henry Bessemer

• Dorothea Lange

Select ALL that applies.

Which if the following terms describes the mining boom?

• Comstock Lode

• Pikes Peak

• Everglades

• Dangerous work conditions