Westward Expansion 2

How many companies built the Transcontinental Railroad?

• 2
• 1
• 3
• 4

Which was NOT a difficulty while building the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Building through mountains
• Blizzards
• Finding workers
• Finding a meeting point

Where did the Transcontinental Railroad meet?

• New York, NY
• Promontory Summit, UT
• San Francisco, CA
• Omaha, NE

Which of the following countries did workers for the Transcontinental Railroad NOT come from?

• USA
• China
• Italy
• Ireland

Where was gold first discovered in 1848?

• Idaho
• California
• Alaska
• Oregon

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why did people NOT participate in the Gold Rush?

• To strike it rich
• For a sense of adventure
• To find more problems
• To change careers

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

True or False: Only people from the United States participated in the Gold Rush.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Once gold was no longer found in a town and people abandoned it, the town became known as a...

• Boom town
• Work Town
• Ghost Town
• Forgotten Town

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

What was the Alamo used for originally?

• A fort
• A mission
• A market place
• A capital city

What happened as a result of Santa Anna storming the Alamo?

• All of the Texans died within the Alamo
• Mexico and Santa Anna retreated to Mexico
• Mexico and the US compromised
• No one won

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9