Transcontinental Railroad

When was the First Transcontinental Railroad build?

• 1763 and 1769

• 1863 and 1869

• 2021 and 2023

• 1763 and 1869

During the 1860s, a man named __________ lobbied for a railroad. He surveyed the Sierra Nevada Mountains and located a pass where the railroad could be built.

• Theodore Judah

• Collis Huntingon

• Mark Hopkins

• Leland Standford

When did Congress and Abraham Lincoln pass the Pacific Railroad Act

• 1852

• 1962

• 1862

• 1872

How long was the longest tunnel?

• 1,659 meters

• 1,659 Centimeters

• 1,659 Inches

• 1,659 Feet

How many feet could they blast per day?

• two

• three

• one

• five

Who started raiding railroad work sites?

• Indigenous Americans

• Texans

• Canadians

• Asians

Most workers on the Union Pacific Railroads were _______?

• from Texas

• from California

• from Oregon

• Irish laborers

Who build the track in Utah?

• Mormons

• Texans

• Asians

• Canadians

The two railroads met at (a)   .

What impact did the transcontinental railroad have?