5-1: Railroads Link the Nation

What was the transcontinental railroad?

• A railroad that stretched from Florida to Maine.

• A railroad that crossed the entire continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

• A railroad that connected North American and South America.

How did technology affect the growth of railroads?

• It made railroad transportation safer.

• It made railroads move faster.

• It helped make planes fly.

Why do you think the Union Pacific Railroad laid more total miles of track than the Central Pacific Railroad?

Which states or territories did the transcontinental railroad cross?

• Pennsylvania

• California

• Ohio

• Utah

• Nevada

Which states or territories did the Central Pacific lay tracks?

• California

• Nevada

• Utah

• Oregon

• North Dakota

Which states or territories did the Union Pacific lay tracks?

• Utah

• Ohio

• Wyoming

• Nebraska

• Iowa

Who were the Big Four that helped fund in building the railroad?

• Leland Stanford

• Collis P. Huntington

• Billy Richards

• Mark Hopkins

• Charles Crocker

How many years did it take the Central Pacific Railroad to finish its part of the transcontinental railroad?

• 4 years

• 5 1/2 years

• 7 years

• 10 years

On May 10, 1869, the two lines of track met at ...?

• Council Bluffs, Iowa

• New York, New York

• Promontory, Utah

• New Castle, Pennsylvania

Who worked on the transcontinental railroad?

• former soldiers

• Irish immigrants

• Chinese immigrants

• Italian immigrants