Chapter 13 & 14 US

What invention led to the end of the major cattle drives?

• Trains
• Semis
• Pigs
• Barbed Wire

How long did it take to travel from coast to coast after the transcontinental railroad was built?

• 4 months
• Less than a week
• 10 days
• More than 2 weeks

What was a boomtown called, after most of the people had left for other destinations?

• A bust
• A ghost town
• A city
• Nothing

A rail line that connected the Eastern and Western coasts of the United States was called the _________________.

• Transcontinental Railroad
• Western Railroad
• Chisholm Trail
• Kanas Nebraska Railroad

This discovery caused people to move West to mine for gold and silver and was found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

• Comstock Lode
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Boom towns
• Nitro-glycerin

Why did miners, cowhands, and ranchers want to move west.

• They wanted an adventure
• They wanted to escape the busy lifestyle in the East
• They were interested in economic opportunity
• They enjoyed big city life

During the 1800s people flocked to the west in search of gold. They often created towns near gold mines. What was the name given to these towns?

• Boom Towns
• ghost towns
• plantations
• shantytowns

Chinese immigrants came to the United States...

• to see something new
• to build homes
• family reasons
• for gold and to help build the transcontinental railroad.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Provided a way of travel
• Attracted new settlers
• Transported goods
• Helped Native American way of life

What was an effect of the gold rush?

• The quest for gold encouraged many settlers to move west
• California's population became smaller
• People became very poor
• None of the above