Transcontinental Railroad

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad

• To make China powerful

• To make Native Americans move off their land.

• To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation

• To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America

In what town did the Central Pacific Railroad start?

• Promontory, Utah

• Sacramento, California

• Houston, Texas

• New York City, New York

In what town did both parts of the railroad met?

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Sacramento, California

• Houston, Texas

• Promontory, Utah

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

• pony express

• Liberty Bell

• stage coach

• telegraph

What cause Native Americans to attack the railroad and his workers?

• The railroad was build in the middle of their land and was destroying it.

• The railroad kept them from migrating.

• The workers started fighting with them.

• Native Americans didn't like trains.

Which president was in office that allow the transcontinental Railroad to be built.

• Donald Trump

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Theodore Roosevelt

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

• Japan and Germany

• China and Germany

• China and Ireland

• Ireland and Japan

What are Boom Towns?

• Towns that popped up along the seaports

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

• Towns that exploded.

• Towns with a lot of gold that was built quickly.

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

• buffalo

• horses

• cattle

• birds

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

• floods

• blizzards

• mountains

• hurricanes