Ch. 19 Lesson 1

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

• Union Pacific Railroad
• Central Pacific Railroad
• Missouri Railroad
• Transcontinental Railroad

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.

The discovery of the Comstock Lode in Nevada in 1859, public land was set aside f or which purpose?

• ranching
• mining
• fishing
• railroads

How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population?

• the amount of bison did not change
• the amount of bison decreased
• the amount of bison increased
• bison migrated east

How did Congress support construction of the transcontinental railroad?

• By providing vigilantes
• By promoting an open-range system
• By providing land grants
• By passing the Homestead Act

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

The 2 railroad companies hired by the government to construct the first Transcontinental RR

• Union Pacific and Central Pacific
• Central Pacific and Western Pacific
• Union Pacific and Western Pacific
• Eastern Atlantic and Central Pacific

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

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

• True
• False

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.