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- 1. Multiple Choice
Transcontinental means...
across the U.S.A.
over the U.S.A.
near the U.S.A.
beside the U.S.A.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the __________________________.
north and south
east and west
north and west
east and south
- 3. Multiple Choice
After the railroad was built, travel time went from 6 months to _____________________.
6 weeks
6 days
6 hours
6 minutes
- 4. Multiple Choice
There was over ___________________ miles of track on the Transcontinental Railroad.
1000
3000
2000
300
- 5. Multiple Choice
The building of the Transcontinental Railroad started in 1862 and ended in _________.
1865
1867
1869
1871
- 6. Multiple Choice
The ______________________________ company began building the railroad in Nebraska.
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
- 7. Multiple Choice
The __________________________ company began building the railroad in California.
Central Pacific
Union Pacific
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Union Pacific Railroad hired immigrants from ______________________________________.
Ireland
Italy
Germany
France
China
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Central Pacific Railroad hired immigrants from _______________________.
China
Ireland
Italy
Germany
France
- 10. Multiple Choice
The two railroads met in __________________________________.
Promontory, Utah
Las Vegas, Nevada
San Francisco, California
Denver, Colorado
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