Westward Expansion

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.

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Which innovation (invention) was used to send news that the Transcontinental Railroad was DONE?

• pony express

• stage coach

• Liberty Bell

• telegraph

Which president was in office that allowed the Transcontinental Railroad to be built?

• Donald Trump

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Roosevelt

The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.

• Japan and Germany

• China and Ireland

• China and Germany

• Ireland and Japan

Which animals were greatly affected by the Transcontinental Railroad being built?

• bison

• cattle

• horses

• birds

What are Boom Towns?

• Towns that popped up along the railroads.

• Towns that exploded.

• Towns where people moved away from because there weren't any jobs left.

• Towns with a lot of gold.

What was a challenge the Central Pacific workers faced while building the Transcontinental Railroad?

• floods

• mountains

• blizzards

• hurricanes

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

The Transcontinental Railroad connected the __________________________.

• north and south

• east and west

• north and west

• east and south

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