Transcontinental Railroad

1.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

To make China more powerful.

To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

To make Native Americans move off their land.

To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

2.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

In what town did the Central Pacific Railroad start?

Promontory, Utah

Houston, Texas

Sacramento, California

New York City, New York

3.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

In what town did the Union Pacific Railroad begin?

Omaha, Nebraska

Promontory, Utah

Topeka, Kansas

Des Moines, Iowa

4.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

In what town did both parts of the railroad met?

Omaha, Nebraska

Houston, Texas

Sacramento, California

Promontory, Utah

5.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which innovation (invention) was used to send news that the Transcontinental Railroad was DONE?

pony express

stage coach

Liberty Bell

telegraph

6.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

What caused Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?

The railroad was built in the middle of their land and was destroying it.

The workers started fighting with them.

The railroad kept them from migrating.

Native Americans didn't like trains.

7.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

What two obstacles did the Union Pacific Railroad company face as they worked to the west?

finding workers and had tornadoes

blizzards and dynamite

finding workers and being attacked by Native Americans

high mountains and hiring Chinese workers

8.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which president was in office that allowed the Transcontinental Railroad to be built?

Donald Trump

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

9.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.

Japan and Germany

China and Ireland

China and Germany

Ireland and Japan

10.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

The railroad companies hired workers from other countries because _______________________.

they didn't have enough money.

many Americans were still fighting in the Civil War.

the immigrants wanted something fun to do.

they could make the tools needed for the job.

11.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

What are Boom Towns?

Towns that popped up along the railroads.

Towns that exploded.

Towns where people moved away from because there weren't any jobs left.

Towns with a lot of gold.

12.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

Which animals were greatly affected by the Transcontinental Railroad being built?

bison

cattle

horses

birds

13.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

What was a challenge the Central Pacific workers faced while building the Transcontinental Railroad?

floods

mountains

blizzards

hurricanes

14.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

How did people travel before the Transcontinental Railroad was built?

bikes and scooters

boats and planes

horses and cars

boats and wagons

15.

Multiple Choice

3 mins

1 pt

What does transcontinental mean?

to travel across a continent

to travel from one continent to another continent

to travel north and south

to travel to transport goods

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