Transcontinental Railroad
Authored by Brenda Neissl
History, Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What two companies to build the Transcontinental Railroad?
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Northern Pacific
Central Mississippian
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where did the two railroad companies meet?
Sierra Nevada Mountains in California
Rocky Mountains in Wyoming
Denver, Colorado
Promontory Summit, Utah
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who completed the survey maps for the west?
Robert E. Lee
Theodore Judah
Abraham Lincoln
Irish Immigrants
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What were two obstacles the railroads faced?
Freezing temperatures
Lack of equipment
Blasting through mountains
Attacks by Natives
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long did it take for the two railroads to meet (finish)?
10 years
7 years
5 years
2.5 years
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Before the railroad how did people make it to the West (California)?
Wagon Train
Travel by boat around South America
Fly in a plane
Drive in their cars
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