Transcontinental Railroad

Transcontinental Railroad

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Transcontinental Railroad

Transcontinental Railroad

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

9th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.7.9, RL.8.9

Standards-aligned

Created by

Nicole Wheeler

Used 14+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Transcontinental Railroad connected the __________________________.

north and south

east and west

north and west

east and south

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the transcontinental railroad beneficial to America?
The railroad was built over mountains that were impassable in stagecoach.
Railroads provided a faster, safer, and cheaper transportation.
Railroads allowed People to bring their furniture to the Great Plains.
Railroads crossed rivers which were difficult to cross earlier.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group lost the most from the building of the railroads?
Settlers
Western citizens
The government
Native Americans

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Rapid growth of the cattle industry occurred because of

demand for beef in the East

High Speed trains

lack of salt pork

Mad Cow disease killed the cattle in the west

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What led to the decline of the Open Range

over farming

barbed wire

refrigeration

Indian Wars

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cattle drives became vital to reach

railroads

unused land

auctions

water

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What industry was huge in Texas following the Civil War?

agriculture

oil

cattle

railroads

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