Riding the Rails West

Why did the government decide to build a railroad across the country?

•  to create jobs for people
•  to carry coal to California
•  to make it easier for people to travel
•  to make it easier during times of war

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which word best describes the railroad workers?

• determined
• friendly
•  lazy
•  rich

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

In what state did the railroad coming from the west meet the railroad coming from the east?

• California
•  Missouri
•  Nebraska
• Utah

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Once the railroad was built, about how long did it take people to travel across the country by train instead of a wagon?

• nine days
•  a week
•  five month
•  several months

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What was one effect of the transcontinental railroad?

• Everyone moved to the West.
•  Cities grew along the railroad.
• No one rode by wagon anymore.
•  Fewer people emigrated to California.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

In what year did the first railroad come to the United States?

• 1862
• 1849
• 1869
• 1825

Trains are still important in the United States.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

What is the most important product that trains carry from place to place in the United States today. 

• people
• coal
• mail 
• food

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2