Westward Expansion Review

The Transcontinental Railroad connected the __________________________.

• north and south

• east and west

• north and west

• east and south

Transcontinental means...

• across the U.S.A.

• over the U.S.A.

• near the U.S.A.

• beside the U.S.A.

The ______________________________ company began building the railroad in Nebraska.

• Union Pacific

• Central Pacific

The __________________________ company began building the railroad in California.

• Central Pacific

• Union Pacific

The two railroads met in __________________________________.

• Promontory, Utah

• Las Vegas, Nevada

• San Francisco, California

• Denver, Colorado

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• To make China more powerful.

• To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

• To make Native Americans move off their land.

• To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

What caused Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?

• The railroad was built in the middle of their land and was destroying it.

• The workers started fighting with them.

• The railroad kept them from migrating.

• Native Americans didn't like trains.

How did people travel before the Transcontinental Railroad was built?

• bikes and scooters

• boats and planes

• horses and cars

• boats and wagons

What does transcontinental mean?

• to travel across a continent

• to travel from one continent to another continent

• to travel north and south

• to travel to transport goods

Pg. 58- What was Manifest Destiny?

• the belief that war was the best solution
• the belief that God ordained the U.S. to expand west
• the belief that diplomacy would manifest peace
• the belief that God ordained eastern U.S. expansion