Transcontinental Railroad Part 1

A transcontinental railroad would link both sides of the country together.

• True

• False

Match the following

• Promontory Summit, Utah

• Union Pacific Railroad

• Sacramento, California

• Central Pacific Railroad

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Two railroads met

Our word of the chapter TRANSCONTINENTAL means​ ​ (a)   :

• Something that spans or covers an entire continent
• Something that spans from one nation to another
• Something that spans from one city to another

What did the Native Americans name the trains?

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Who was the very first postmaster?

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Please explain some of the issues Native Americans had with the transcontinental railroad.

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How long was the Pony Express in existence?

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