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1.
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At Promontory Point, Utah, where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads
met on May 10, 1869, a golden spike marked the linking of the nation by the first
transcontinental railroad.
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J.P. Morgan was an industrialist whose company produced standard railroad
cars and elegant sleeping cars. His company town, which he hoped would ensure a stable workforce, was
criticized as "un-American."
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The stockholders of the Union Pacific Railroad used the Pullman Company
to make huge, unearned profits for themselves.
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In Munn v. Illinois, the states won the right to regulate the railroads
for the benefit of farmers and other consumers.
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5.
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The Interstate Commerce Act reestablished the right of the railroad
companies to supervise railroad activities and set up the Interstate Commerce Commission for that
purpose.
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Answer the following question(s) on the back of this paper or on a separate
sheet of paper.
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6.
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What reasons did average Americans of the late 1800s have to approve of the
railroad companies, and what reasons did they have to disapprove of them?
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