The Transcontinental Railroads

1. The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in _____.

• 1969

• 1868

• 1869

• 1968

The Union Pacific and the _____ built the Transcontinental Railroad.

• Atlantic pacific

• Union Central

• American Pacific

• Central Pacific

Promontory Point is located in _____

• Mississippi

• Utah

• Missouri

• California

Which happened first?

• The rails met at Promontory Point.

• The Central Pacific began building in California.

• The government awarded contracts to the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific.

• The Union Pacific began building in Missouri.

Which if the following is not an effect caused by the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Rail lines on the East Coast

• Settlers traveling west by train

• Mail delivered across the country

• Overhunting of the buffalo

The Union Pacific and the Central Pacific hired many immigrants from which two countries?

• China and Japan

• Ireland and California

• Italy and China

• Ireland and China

The Transcontinental Railroad had _____ results.

• Positive

• Negative

• Both positive and negative

• No

The Union Pacific made faster progress at first because _____.

• It had more workers

• It had better workers

• The Central Pacific was vacationing in the mountains

• The Central Pacific was stuck in the mountains