Americans Move West

What happened first?

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Pony Express

• Golden Spike

• Increased settlement of the West

The Transcontiental Railroad __________ business activity, East-West trade, and settlement of the West

The hard work of breaking up the sod earned Plains farmers the nickname _____________

Which of these was NOT a challenge the homesteaders faced?

• Tornadoes

• Drought

• High railroad prices

• Overcrowding

By 1890 about how many more miles of track was laid than in 1865?

• 14 miles

• 170,000 miles

• 200,000 miles

• 164,000 miles

_____________________ signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Meriwether Lewis

• William Clark

All the following best explains, the working conditions except which one?

• Snow Drifts more than 60 feet tall

• Slow paced work, taking it easy

• Rapid working pace, sometimes laying 250 miles of track in a month

• Eating whatever is avalible

What weather obsticles did the railroad workers face?

• Heat

• Wind

• Snow Drifts

• Rain

1896 is the year the first transcontinental railroad was completed.

• True

• False

The two companies connected where?

• San Antonio, TX

• New York, NY

• Cheyenne, UT

• Promontory, UT