Question

What hardship did both Central Pacific and Union Pacific workers face?
attacks from Indigenous peoples
blasting through the Sierra Nevada
extreme weather conditions
losing workers to the gold rush option 1 2 3 or 4

Answer 1

Both Central Pacific and Union Pacific workers faced **extreme weather conditions** (option 3). They dealt with harsh temperatures, heavy snowfall, and other challenging weather factors that made their work more difficult. While attacks from Indigenous peoples and issues related to the gold rush were factors in the broader context of westward expansion, extreme weather was a direct and constant hardship for the railroad workers.