**Railroad Notes!! Flashcards
1
Q
pro or con:
made more jobs.
A
pro
2
Q
pro or con:
needed govern. regulation
A
con
3
Q
pro or con:
provided transportation.
A
pro
4
Q
pro or con:
more production.
A
pro
5
Q
pro or con:
railroad causes wide-spread abuses
A
con
6
Q
pro or con:
workers working to much.
A
con
7
Q
pro or con:
lead to creation of timezones.
A
pro
8
Q
pro or con:
price fixing
A
con
9
Q
pro or con:
expensive
A
con
10
Q
pro or con:
cheaper, better, faster
A
pro
11
Q
who gave loans to the railroad companies -
A
federal government
12
Q
did the govern. support the railroads?
A
yes they did
13
Q
were the RR viewed as a positive thing
A
yes
14
Q
incredible RR _______ in a short period of ________
A
growth
time
15
Q
this railroad extended coast to coast
A
Transcontinental RR
