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Americans value freedom, progress and wealth. The rail system made those things possible for people and businesses.
TRUE
Coal was a valuable resource because it was used as a fuel source for cars.
FALSE
The Southwest had an abundance of minerals and precious metals which had to be mined.
TRUE
The construction of railroads slowed down for a few years when the economy was not doing well.
TRUE
Cities offered jobs because of the many industries and factories there.
TRUE
People who owned railroad systems became very rich because they provided a service (carrying goods and people) and the demand was high (people valued speed and ease of transportation).
TRUE
Railroads led to the creation of time zones so schedules for people and cargo could be created no matter where they were in the U.S.
TRUE
As more and more railroad systems were put in, industries all over the U.S were able to get raw materials shipped to where they were needed.
TRUE
Before railroads, any large cargo that could NOT fit on a wagon, would have to be shipped by boat which would take months.
TRUE
Before railroads, anyone who wanted to travel out west would have to do it via plane.
FALSE
Pennsylvania is located in the region known as the Mid-West.
FALSE
The U.S. is divided by regions or groups of states that share things in common like climate and physical geography.
TRUE
Native Americans were thrilled for the Transcontinental Railroad to be constructed through their land and welcome the progress and rail companies.
FALSE
The Transcontinental Railroad used Chinese and Irish immigrants as labor and paid them very well for their hard work.
FALSE
The growth of the west SHRANK once the Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
FALSE
As more and more rail systems were put in, they became connected together which allowed more people to move out west.
TRUE
The Transcontinental Railroad, completed in 1869, allowed  travel from east to west the whole way by rail.
TRUE
In the years after the Civil War there was an increase in the number of tracks everywhere because the country was rebuilding and the economy was strong.
TRUE
Before the Civil War, the South had the most amount of rail because of industries and population of people.
FALSE
In the years BEFORE the Civil War, railroads were connected to each other all over the United States.
FALSE


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