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- 1. Multiple ChoiceRailroad owners wanted more people to settle on the Great Plains because...farmers would use the railroads to ship products to markets in the citiesthey needed more people to build railroad tracksthey needed sharecroppers to farm the land owned by the railroadssettlers would grow cotton and ship it to the south
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich innovation was used to send news of the TRR completion across the country?transcontinental railroadpony expresstelegraphstagecoach
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe first railroad to cross the United States was the....Union Pacific RailroadCentral Pacific RailroadMissouri RailroadTranscontinental Railroad
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused the Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?The railroads scared away the buffalo.The railroad destroyed their land.The railroad were built in the middle of their reservations.The railroad prevented them from migrating.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy was the transcontinental railroad beneficial to America?The railroad was built over mountains that were impassable in stagecoach.Railroads provided a faster, safer, and cheaper transportation.Railroads allowed People to bring their furniture to the Great Plains.Railroads crossed rivers which were difficult to cross earlier.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the Central Pacific Railroad build?Omaha, Nebraska to the west, over the plainsSacramento, California to the east, over the mountainsMissouri to Californiaover the Mississippi River
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Transcontinental Railroad impact the natural environment?the trained ripped up the sod on the plainsmining for coal, pollution, and blasting through mountains impacted the environment.mining for gold, building large trestles, and avalanches impacted the environmentshipping crops East and fencing off farm land impacted the environment
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat town did the Union Pacific Railroad start in?Omaha, NEPromontory, UTSacramento, CANew York, NY
- 9. Multiple Choice
Where did the two parts of the TRR meet?Promontory, UTNew York, NYSan Francisco, CAOmaha, NE - 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich group lost the most from the building of the railroads?SettlersWestern citizensThe governmentNative Americans
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat two obstacles did the Union Pacific Railroad company face as they worked to build west?finding workers and Native American Attacksfinding workers and tornadoesblizzards and dynamitehigh Mountains and Chinese Workers
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAt the mouth of which river did the Transcontinental Railroad start?MississippiColumbiaMissouriColorado
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe purpose of the Homestead Act was to develop the West.TrueFalse
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was NOT a qualification to own land for the Homestead Act?21 years oldMaleHead of householdAmerican citizen
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the largest amount of land one individual could purchase through the Homestead Act?80 acres160 acres200 acres240 acres
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