The photograph shows the building of the
transcontinental railroad in 1868.
The construction of the railroad system in the American
West was characterized by all of the following except
O Chinese immigrants and African Americans
performing manual labor for low wages.
O industrialists and the federal government
cooperating to plan routes, allot land, and fund
construction
O companies frequently using child labor to perform
dangerous tasks such as demolition.
O a small group of powerful corporations dominating
construction with little government oversight.