Week 21 Part 1 Transcontinental Railroad

​The Transcontinental Railroad

​Week 21 Part 1

Multiple Choice

What was the program that created roads, canals, railroads, and river ports?

• American Interstates

• American System

• Interstate Highways

Multiple Choice

Where did the Central Pacific Railroad hire people from to help build the railroad across the mountains?

• China

• Mexico

• Ireland

Multiple Choice

The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 was a symbol of __________.

• wealth and prosperity

• hard work

• union

Multiple Choice

How did the Transcontinental Railroad affect American Indians?

• they lost land and their most important food source

• they were able to travel more easily to relocate their tribes

• they moved their hunting grounds to follow bison herds

Multiple Choice

How did train travel affect bison herds?

• bison adapted to trains and reformed their herds

• bison were shot for sport by train passengers

• the bison were peacefully relocated in train cars

Multiple Choice

How did American Indians respond to losing the bison herds?

• they sabotaged (destroyed or damaged) railroad equipment

• they stood in groups to block the railroad

• they demanded that the railroad be moved