New York State Test Prep Social Studies 5 (Grade 4) Industrial Growth and Expansion

Directions: Base your answers to the questions below on the above document and your knowledge of social studies.

1. Look at the picture on this poster. What is the train doing? ______________

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2. Use some of the words and phrases from the poster to tell how the creator of this document felt about the arrival of the new railroad. _____________________________________________________________

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3. Why might people in the late 1800's have been against building railroads in their own community? ________________________________________________

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Source:
[http://www.archives.gov]
National Archives and Records Administration
Records of the Bureau of Public Roads