Transcontinental Railroad 04/06/2021

Transcontinental Railroad 04/06/2021

5th Grade

10 Qs

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Transcontinental Railroad 04/06/2021

Transcontinental Railroad 04/06/2021

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does transcontinental mean?

to travel across a continent

to travel north and south

to travel to transport goods

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the transcontinental railroad beneficial to America?

The railroad was built over mountains that were impassable in stagecoach.

Railroads allowed People to bring their furniture to the Great Plains.

Railroads provided a faster, safer, and cheaper transportation.

Railroads crossed rivers which were difficult to cross earlier.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first railroad to cross the United States was the....

Transcontinental Railroad

Missouri Railroad

California Railroad

New Jersey Railroad

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did most people travel to the west?

Boat

pony express

car

covered wagon

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did people travel before the Transcontinental Railroad was built?

bikes and scooters

horses and cars

boats and wagons

boats and planes

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What two ethnic groups helped to build the transcontinental railroad?

Mexican Americans and Native Americans

Irish immigrants and Chinese immigrants

African Americans and European immigrants

Scottish immigrants and Japanese immigrants

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

To make China more 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.

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