Mining and Railroads Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
Government provided financial aid and land grants
A
subsidy
2
Q
A rail line that would connect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
A
transcontinental railroad
3
Q
A town that seemed to pop up almost overnight near mining sites
A
boom town
4
Q
How did the government encourage railroads to expand to the West?
A
by giving railroad companies large subsidies
5
Q
Which president authorized the construction of the transcontinental railroad?
A
Abraham Lincoln
6
Q
How did mining and railroads draw people to the West?
A
provided jobs
7
Q
Created restaurants along the railroads
A
Fred Harvey
