QUIZ!! "The Age of Railroads" Ch. 3 L 1

When the railroads connected to Washington, what was the most important result?

• The railroads provided new jobs for American workers.

• The railroads provided a transportation network that moved people and products from coast to coast.

• The railroads were easier than traveling on foot or on horseback.

How did the railroads contribute to the economic development of Washington and the United States?

• The railroads were connected to many other industries, such as coal, lumber, and steel.

• The railroads were an easy way to become rich.

• The railroads allowed us to trade directly with Japan, China and other countries in the Pacific.

How did the U.S. government and the railroads encourage immigration?

• The government forced people to come from other countries.

• The railroads sent letters to the wealthy people in other countries.

• The railroads advertised to people in other countries that jobs were available in the U.S.

​ (a)   means “across a continent.”

• transcontinental
• recontinental
• tricontinental
• crosscontinental

Railroads provided a network that moved people and ​ (a)   products faster and farther than ever before.

• delivered
• destroyed
• created
• Amazon Prime

Governor Stevens was given the task to build a railroad by finding the ______ across the land.

• highway

• boat dock

• reservations

• route

The transcontinental railroad is a network of railroad tracks that connect different parts of the United States.

• True

• False

In order to have enough money to pay for the railroads to be built, the railroad companies:

• sold stock and took government loans

• bought stock and gave out government loans

• hired cheap workers and used leftover materials

• asked for volunteers and borrowed tools

The hard work of these immigrant groups helped build the transcontinental railroad system ​ ​ ​ (a)   and ​ ​ (b)  

• Chinese
• Irish
• Turkish
• Australian
• Nigerian
• Chilean
• Greek
• Canadian

Not everyone was happy about the transcontinental railroads being built. Who was upset? What was their reason for being upset? (short answer)