Transcontinental RR and Cattle Kingdoms

Transcontinental RR and Cattle Kingdoms

9th - 12th Grade

6 Qs

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Transcontinental RR and Cattle Kingdoms

Transcontinental RR and Cattle Kingdoms

Assessment

Quiz

History, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

Created by

Dara Stringer

Used 17+ times

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What was NOT a challenge of building the railroad?

They had to work fast in dangerous conditions

They had to blast tunnels through the Sierra Nevadas

There were few American workers because of the Civil War in the U.S.

The American people did not want the railroad to be built.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

 

Why was the Pacific Railroad Act an important incentive for the building of the transcontinental railroad?

The Pacific Railroad Act provided workers for construction of the project.

The Pacific Railroad Act gave public land to Union Pacific in order to finance the project.

The Pacific Railroad Act allowed for Native Americans to lay claim to the land held with a title.

The Pacific Railroad Act assured economic success for the US government.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How did the technological advancement of the transcontinental railroad benefit America?

The railroad was built over mountains that were impassable in stagecoach.
Railroads provided a faster, safer, and cheaper transportation.
Railroads allowed People to bring their furniture to the Great Plains.
Railroads crossed rivers which were difficult to cross earlier.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes the life of a cowboy?
Pay was low, hours long, and life was hard and dangerous
Showdowns and gunfights were common
Most of their time was spent in cow towns
Hunting indians and protecting white settlements

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Westward Expansion was advanced by all of the following except...

Native American tribes
Homestead Act
ranching
mining

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Technology that proved to be a hindrance to open range cattle drives, but a benefit to farming was ...

lariat

steel plow
barbed wire

railroad