Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

11th Grade

22 Qs

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Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

11th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.7.9, RI.11-12.3, RL.8.9

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Andrea Skarzynski

Used 5+ times

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22 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

pony express

stage coach

Liberty Bell

telegraph

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Donald Trump

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

bison

cattle

horses

birds

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

floods

mountains

blizzards

hurricanes

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