Railroad Network

By 1900, what percent of Americans lived in towns or cities

• 40%

• 80%

• 100%

• 10%

Standard gauge allowed trains from different railroads to use the same tracks.

• True

• False

The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade. 

• Comstock Lode
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Vigilantes
• Chinese Exclusion Act

Railroads moved raw materials to...

• Factories

• Homes

• Markets

• Overseas

Railroads moved finished products to...

• Factories

• Mines

• Markets

• Overseas

The railroad helped the United States to become what kind of nation...

• Agricultural

• Rural

• Industrial

• None of these

What is the name of the railroad that connects El Paso and Dallas

• Texas and Mexico R.R.

• Texas and Pacific R.R.

• Union Pacific R.R.

• Southern Pacific R.R.

Which railway connected Cheyenne and Omaha?

• Texas and Mexico R.R.

• Texas and Pacific R.R.

• Union Pacific R.R.

• Southern Pacific R.R.

Which part of the United States had the most railroads before the civil war?

• West

• East

• South

What is the name of the railroad that connected the east and west coast of the U.S.

• National Railroad

• U.S. Railroad

• Transcontinental Railroad