Map Activity 2 for Chapter 17

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Section Chronology

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MAP 17.3 Federal Land Grants to Railroads and the Development of the West, 1850–1900
Railroads received land grants totaling more than 180 million acres, an area as large as Texas. Built well ahead of demand, the western railroads courted settlers, often onto land not fit for farming.
MAP ACTIVITY

Question 1.5

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Question 1.6

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