
The Transcontinental Railroad - Benchmark
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Social Studies, English
4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
In what year was the first railroad in the United States opened in Baltimore?
1830
1999
1908
2021
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What was the first American steam locomotive called?
Terrance Tan
Terry Terraus
Temetrius Ten
Tom Thumb
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What impact did the railroad have on the population of Chicago between the1850s and 1860s?
The population declined drastically because Chicagoans do not like trains.
The population tripled due to the new rail system.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
In what year was gold discovered in California?
1803
1999
2020
1848
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Before the Transcontinental Railroad, how long did it take for people to travel to California?
at least 400 years
at least 40 years
at least 4 years
at least 4 months
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Who is credited for mapping the route the railroad would take across the Sierra Nevada Mountains?
Thomas Jefferson
Barack Obama
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Judah
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Name the plan, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, that set up two railroad companies.
The CARES Act
Pacific Railroad Act of 1862
No Child Left Behind Act of 1983
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