SSUSH12a Westward Expansion

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Gail Watkins

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From 1892 to 1940, Ellis Island was primarily used to: (DOK 2)

Permanently hold immigrants

House poor immigrants coming to America

Process immigrants coming to America

Jail suspected criminals

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SSUSH12a Westward Expansion

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Transcontinental Railroad and the American West

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How was immigrant labor used in the construction of the transcontinental railroad?

Multiple Choice

One effect of building the transcontinental railroad was to: (DOK 1)

Make more land for Native Americans in the west

Attract more Latin Americans to the West

Make land available for cotton plantations in the west

Attract more migrants to the west

Multiple Choice

How were the lives of many Chinese immigrants affected by the transcontinental railroad? (DOK 2)

They were given jobs to plan the transcontinental railroad, but they were underpaid

They were employed to build the railroad tracks, but they also suffered from discrimination

They used factories to manufacture railroad tracks and ties, and they became economically and politically powerful

They used the transcontinental railroad to travel west to search for gold, but they had to leave their families behind

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From 1892 to 1940, Ellis Island was primarily used to: (DOK 2)

Permanently hold immigrants

House poor immigrants coming to America

Process immigrants coming to America

Jail suspected criminals

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