The Transcontinental Railroad

The first roads and rail lines in the US were in the

• West

• Southeast

• Southwest

• Northeast

The belief that it was Americans' right to control all of the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean was called

• Union Pacific

• Central Pacific

• Manifest Destiny

• Promotory Summit

The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged Americans to

• move out west

• build the railroad

• ration their food

• fight in the Civil War

__________ and _____________ were the two companies hired to build the railroad.

• Homestead, Pacific Railway

• Union Pacific, Central Pacific

• Atlantic Union, Pacific Union

• Promotory Summit, Ulysses S. Grant

True or False: The two companies hired to build the railroad worked harmoniously together.

• True

• False

The Central Pacific had to lay tracks around the

• Pacific Ocean

• Mississippi River

• Appalachian mountains

• Sierra Nevada mountains

The Central Pacific was known for hiring many immigrants from

• China

• Japan

• Vietnam

• Cambodia

Dishonest, corrupt railroad bosses were known as

• fraud lords

• robber barons

• rail robbers

• money grubbers

____________ got the Union Pacific and Central Pacific to finally decide on a meeting point.

• President Grant

• President Lincoln

• Promontory Summit

• Thomas Doc Durant

What effect did the Transcontinental Railroad have on many Native American communities?

• The tribes grew larger and more prosperous.

• The tribes' land was stolen and the people were displaced

• The tribes completely disappeared from the U.S.

• Americans adopted the tribes' traditions and beliefs.