Transcontinental Railroad- American Experience
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9th - 12th Grade
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Thomas Spivey
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was laid down along side the railroad as it neared completion in 1869?
Telegraph wires
Coaling towers
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did both sides of the railroad meet on May 10, 1869?
Promontory Point, Utah
Evanston, Wyoming
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following did NOT occur on the day of completion for the Transcontinental Railroad?
Americans anxiously awaiting news by telegraph
Crowds gathered in cities to celebrate the accomplishment
Canons were fired simultaneously on both coasts
President Grant had cancelled all schools nationwide
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"The future is coming, and fast too." What is meant by this statement in regards to the Transcontinental Railroad?
Rapid changes would soon impact Americans as a result of the railroad's completion.
High speed rail travel was now a reality for Americans living in the 1800s.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
By 1880, what was the value of the freight shipped across the Transcontinental Railway each year?
$50 million
$25 million
$75 million
$100 million
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which cultural group that helped build the Transcontinental Railroad was denied citizenship after its completion?
Chinese Americans
Mormons
Mexican Americans
Japanese Americans
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which congressman became the scapegoat for corruption that took place in construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Oakes Ames
Thomas C. Durant
Duff Green
Samuel Reed
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