Aquamur evidence
EVIDENCE TASK CARD H
CRAZY JUDAH
SHOW YOU KNOW
One man hada cingom to build a railroad across
the United States, connecting people in a way that
hod never been done before that man was Theodore
Who was Theodore
Judah?
Theodore studied and engineering and become
2 How did Theodore Judat
Iarainoad surveyor at the age of 18. He moved al
bring Americans
1 across the country working for ther railroads
together?
Theodore was building railroads on the west cost in
the 1850's, there were already railroads between 3 How did connecting the 1
Imajor cities on the east coast But he had a dream east coast and the west
I He wanted to build a rarood spanning across the
cost change America
I entre United States
it was not an easy task Workers laid the
tracks by hand, one by one Conditions were
4. At the time, the railroad
dangerous Workers on the east coast laid tracks at was a life-changing new
the same tme as workers on the west coast On May technology in your opinion,
10, 1869, workers joined the sections of track in Utah what is a life changing new
This made the transportation of goods and people
technology today?
\ easier
.
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Carrie works at a canned food production factory. the government wanted to give a boost to the salt industry, so it lined up numerous subsidies and tax exemptions for the sector. this lead to a decrease in production costs. this also meant that consumers could access canned foods at a lower price, which lead to an increase in demand for the product. which kind of economic system is carrie’s company dealing with? carrie’s company is dealing with a/an economy.

T-comm makes a variety of products. it is organized in two divisions, north and south. the managers for each division are paid, in part, based on the financial performance of their divisions. the south division normally sells to outside customers but, on occasion, also sells to the north division. when it does, corporate policy states that the price must be cost plus 20 percent to ensure a "fair" return to the selling division. south received an order from north for 300 units. south's planned output for the year had been 1,200 units before north's order. south's capacity is 1,500 units per year. the costs for producing those 1,200 units follow

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