5-1 Guided Notes

What did the federal government provide to railroads for laying track in the West?

• Military support

• Technological assistance

• Land grants

• Financial loans

Which two companies began a race to lay track as part of the railroad expansion?

• Central Pacific and Southern Pacific

• Union Pacific and Eastern Atlantic

• Central Pacific and Union Pacific

• Northern Pacific and Southern Pacific

Where did the Central Pacific railroad company start laying tracks?

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Sacramento, California

• San Francisco, California

• Kansas City, Missouri

Where did the Union Pacific railroad company start laying tracks?

• Sacramento, California

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Kansas City, Missouri

• San Francisco, California

Why did many Americans go West before the Civil War?

• To start new farms

• In search of gold and silver

• To escape the war

• For religious freedom

What happened to some Americans after all the gold and silver had been claimed in the West?

• They returned to the East

• They moved to other countries

• They stayed in the West

• They continued searching for gold and silver

What was a large part of the gold and silver miners' demographic in the Great Plains?

• Families with children

• Single men

• Retired individuals

• European immigrants

Which industry did the gold and silver miners depend on in the Great Plains?

• Manufacturing

• Service

• Agriculture

• Mining

What kind of work did women do to make ends meet in the Great Plains?

• Farming and ranching

• Working in shops, saloons, boarding houses, and brothels

• Teaching and nursing

• Gold mining

Why did some migrants move West to the Great Plains?

• For religious freedom

• To find gold

• To escape the law

• For land ownership