Transcontinental Railroad

Transcontinental Railroad

5th - 6th Grade

10 Qs

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Transcontinental Railroad

Transcontinental Railroad

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History

5th - 6th Grade

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Hard

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Railroad owners wanted more people to settle on the Great Plains because...

farmers would use the railroads to ship products to markets in the cities
they needed more people to build railroad tracks
they needed sharecroppers to farm the land owned by the railroads
settlers would grow cotton and ship it to the south

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Workers who built the railroads were mainly

homesteaders and cowboys
Asian and Europeans
Russian and Irish
Mexican and Chinese

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which innovation used the railroads and electricity to send news across the
country?

transcontinental railroad
pony express
telegraph
stagecoach

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The first railroad to cross the United States was the....

Union Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad
Missouri Railroad
Transcontinental Railroad

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

The railroads scared away the buffalo.
The railroad destroyed their land.
The railroad were built in the middle of their reservations.
The railroad prevented them from migrating.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the railroads solve the bison problem?

Railroads had Native Americans t sent to reservations.
Railroads had guards protect the rails.
Railroads hired sharpshooters to kill the buffalo

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the transcontinental railroad beneficial to America?

The railroad was built over mountains that were impassable in stagecoach.
Railroads provided a faster, safer, and cheaper transportation.
Railroads allowed People to bring their furniture to the Great Plains.
Railroads crossed rivers which were difficult to cross earlier.

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