The Union Pacific, which laid railroad tracks westward from Omaha, Nebraska, hired many Irish workers. The Central Pacific, which laid tracks eastward from California, employed thousands of workers from

a. Africa

b. England

c. China

d. India

What was an important influence of railroads on modern business practices?

Is their a difference between Dunkirk and D-Day?

The north gained control of the northern part of the Mississippi River once Grant captured the city of___ A. Memphis B. Vicksburg C. Chattanooga

Who was accused of spying for the soviets?

What were Germany's objections to the Treaty of Versailles? What might you expect a defeated nation to do in the years after its humiliation?

Which mountain ranges separate India from the rest of Asia? A) the Pakistan and Andean mountain ranges B) the Indus and Bangladesh mountain ranges C) the Himalayan and Hindu Kush mountain ranges D) the Harappan and Thar Desert mountain ranges

What two developments in the late 1800s led to the decline of the cattle business?

Why was the middle class the largest among white colonists? A. There were few people besides slaves in the lower classes. B. Most white colonists were farmers who prospered due to affordable land. C.

Why was Philip II called Augustus?

Why did Daniel Shays, a captain who had fought for our country's independence, rise up in anger against the Massachusetts government?