Question

ss.912.a.3.3.1

1. which would be the best title for the chart below?

safety valve for unhappy workers
and farmers in the northeast
discovery of gold and silver in
colorado, nevada, and the dakotas
advertising promised superior farming
conditions on the great plains
?
building of the
transcontinental railroads
market for grain and cattle
in the northeast
passage of the homestead act
provided cheap land
a. reasons for the success of the nebraska land rush
b. factors contributing to the settlement of the west
c. conditions leading to the spread of cholera
d. sparks for the second industrial revolution

a
b
c
d

Explanation:

• Option A: Nebraska Land Rush is too narrow; the chart includes factors beyond Nebraska (e.g., gold in Colorado, Nevada, Dakotas; transcontinental railroads in Northeast).
• Option B: The items (safety valve for workers, gold discovery, advertising for farming, railroad building, grain/cattle market, Homestead Act) all relate to why people settled the West (economic opportunities, land availability, transportation, etc.).
• Option C: Cholera is a disease, and none of the chart items relate to cholera spread.
• Option D: Second Industrial Revolution focused on technology/industry growth, but the chart is about settlement (Homestead Act, land, farming, railroads for settlement, not industrialization).

Answer:

B. Factors Contributing to the Settlement of the West