Answer:
The full workforce in the last year of construction (1914) numbered about 45,000 to 50,000. But, the total number of white North Americans was only about 6,000, of whom roughly 2,500 were women and children. Of the remaining 44,000 workers, easily 80% were of West Indian descent.
–“The Gold and Silver Roll,”
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Read the excerpt, and then answer the questions using the drop-down menus.
Which group made up the largest percentage of workers?
✔ West Indians
How many North American women and children worked on the canal?
✔ 2,500
What was the total size of the workforce in 1914?
✔ 45,000-50,000
Explanation:
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