United States History 6-2 (A)

What was another name for a train?

• steel horse

• iron horse

• steel stallion

What were the 4 time zones created in the United States?

• northern, southern, eastern, western

• eastern, central, mountain, pacific

• northern, southern, mountain, pacific

What city and state did the two railroad companies met to finish the transcontinental railroad?

• Los Angles, California

• Chicago, Illinois

• Promontory Point, Utah

• Syracuse, New York

Which ethnic group of people were treated harshly and underpaid while doing much of the dangerous work building the railroad?

The final spike to complete the transcontinental railroad was made of what material?

• steel

• wood

• gold

• copper

Which construction company was hired to build much of the railroad that overcharged for materials and labor?

• Credit Mobilier

• Union Pacific

• Central Pacific

What was the main reason the group of farmers called the Grange originally started meeting?

• to develop more scientific farming methods

• to fix prices on certain crops

• to cheat the government

What is another word for the "a law"?

What law or act was passed in 1887 that said railroad rates must be "reasonable and just".(which means that rates must be FAIR)

• Interstate Commerce ACT

• Monroe vs. Illinois

• Wabash Case

Which court case in 1877 ruled that the public could influence railroad rates if it was for the "common good" of the peop

• Munn vs. Illinois

• Interstate Commerce Act

• Grange vs. Credit Mobilier