Transcontinental Railroad

What continent was the United States trying to expand to in order to help trade?

• South America
• Asia
• Europe
• Africa

The ________________ were the major mountain range that the railroad had to be built through.

• Sierra Nevada
• Rocky Mountains
• Cascade Mountains
• Appalachian Mountains

Who was the man that came up with the idea to build the transcontinental railroad?

• Leland Stanford
• Charlie Crocker
• George Washington
• Theodore Judah

What town did the Central Pacific Railroad start in?

• Sacramento, CA
• Omaha, NB
• Promontory, UT
• New York, NY

The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade. 

• Comstock Lode
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Vigilantes
• Chinese Exclusion Act

What town did the Union Pacific Railroad start in?

• Omaha, NB
• Promontory, UT
• Sacramento, CA
• New York, NY

Who was part of the "Big Four" that was in charge of hiring the Chinese and white workers?

• Theodore Judah
• Charlie Crocker
• Leland Stanford
• Abraham Lincoln

What town did both parts of the railroad meet in?

• Promontory, UT
• New York, NY
• San Francisco, CA
• Omaha, NB

A government offer of land or money is called a ________________.

• boom town
• subsidy
• vigilantes
• manual labor

_______________ were created along the railroad with stores as it was being built.

• Vigilantes
• Boom towns
• Nitro-glycerin
• Comstock Lode