mining and railroads (3-1)

Line that connected the United States from coast to coast

The _________________________ was a rich vein of gold found in the Sierra Nevada in 1859.

____________________ added stability to boomtowns by founding schools and churches.

The ____________________ hired Chinese laborers to work on its tracks.

In 1883 the American Railway Association divided the country into four ____________________.

(a)   _ to the United States from other countries were hired to work on the railroads.

Virginia City is a (a)   in Nevada that was once a booming mining center.

What was most of the silver found in rich mineral ores under the earth called?

When the transcontinental railroad was finally completed, where did the two sets of tracks meet?

When “booms” were followed by “busts,” what did boomtowns become?