Answer 1
Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. Railroads allowed people to move west and allowed many to gain land.
2. Railroads allowed the development of the West.
3. Railroads were beneficial in aiding with the economic development.
4. Railroads helped bring about the ecological devastation associated with the cattle industry,
5. Railroads helped to bring about the deforestation of the west.
Answer 2
Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. Living on the western frontier led to more opportunities.
2. Women in the plains states were essential to survival, as they collected fuel, transported water, and carried out many other important tasks.
3. Women were more isolated on the frontier.
4. Women in the Northeastern states worked long hours in horrible conditions to support their families.
Answer 3
Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. The mining industry brought a wide variety of people to the camps.
2. Mining was a brutal occupation and many sought unionization as an answer.
3. Mining eventually became a very high-capital enterprise, which moved mines out of small businesses and towards larger corporations.
4. The rise of large corporations did not improve work conditions.
5. Miners fought unsuccessfully to unionize.
Answer 4
Answer: B
Answer 5
Answer: A
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