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WorksheetsChapter 3 Lessons 1 and 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 10mins
The transcontinental railroad ran in a north-to-south direction.
True
False
The discovery of valuable minerals helped bring the railroads west.
True
False
As railroad systems became more efficient over the years, what happened to the cost of shipping freight?
The shipping cost increased.
The shipping cost decreased.
The shipping cost remained the same.
The shipping cost varied greatly.
Because they often had to spend their days doing farm work, what were children of some farm families unable to do?
go to church
go to school
play with other children
visit relatives
Where did cattle herding traditions begin?
in the East with European immigrants
in the Spanish Southwest with the vaqueros
in the Great Plains with the nomadic Native American tribes
in the South with plantation workers
What was the sodbusters’ practice of farming the Plains called?
dry farming
lode farming
ore farming
till farming
Before the arrival of the settlers, what was the Great Plains region often called?
the American Flatland
the Endless Grassland
No Man’s Land
the Great American Desert
building railroads increased demand
African American and Irish
Chinese
steel
sodbusters
Plains farmers
African American and Irish
Chinese
steel
sodbusters
workers for Union Pacific Company
African American and Irish
Chinese
steel
sodbusters
workers for Central Pacific Company
African American and Irish
Chinese
steel
sodbusters
demand of Populist Party
African American and Irish
Chinese
free steel
sodbusters
