Because of dangerous work conditions in railroad construction in the 1800s, about 100-150 workers died while building the Union Pacific railroad.
about 1,000-1,500 workers died while building the Central Pacific railroad.
about 100-150 workers died while building the Central Pacific railroad.
about 1,000-1,500 workers died while building the Union Pacific railroad.

Situation #2: imagine that you are a newspaper editor in columbus, oh in 1863. the civil war has been dragging on for more than two years already and shows no signs of ending soon. you are aware that many black males are willing to enlist in the union army but you fear that they may be mistreated and abused by the majority of soldiers on either side in this war. write a one-page letter (double spaced) editorial for tomorrow's edition of the newspaper. the topic is military service in the union army by free african american males. in your editorial, take a clear position for or against having black men join the fight. be sure to give reasons for whatever position you choose to take.

Arecent poll of 500 residents in a large town found that only 36% were in favor of a proposed referendum to build a new high school. find the margin of error for this poll if we want 95% confidence in our estimate of the percentage of residents in favor of this proposed referendum.

The american public was excited by the invention of the railroad system. true false