Transcontinental Railroad

How long did it take to build the Transcontinental Railroad?

• 2 years

• 6 months

• 7 years

• 10 years

Where did the Central Pacific company start building from?

• Washington

• California

• South Carolina

• New York

Where did the Union Pacific company start building from?

• New York

• Nebraska

• California

• South America

How many miles of track were laid?

• 107 miles

• 10,700 miles

• 1,700 Miles

• 15,000 Miles

The Transcontinental railroad was built to take people to...

• China

• New York

• The West

• The South

The railroad make travel _____________.

• Inexpensive

• Expensive

Irish immigrants, former slave and former confederate soldiers worked for which company?

• Union Pacific

• Central Pacific

Who worked for the Central Pacific company?

• Former Slaves

• Asian Immigrants

• Irish Immigrants

• Union Soldiers

What did the trains run off of?

• Wood and Coal

• Wood and Gasoline

• Gasoline and Goal

• Wood

Which Act allowed free or cheap land to be acquired?

• Homestead Act

• Land Act

• Westward Expansion Act

• Transcontinental Act