Transcontinental Railroad

Transcontinental means...

• across the U.S.A.

• over the U.S.A.

• near the U.S.A.

• beside the U.S.A.

True or False: Native Americans were happy to have the railroad running through their land.

• True

• False

In what town did both parts of the railroad met?

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Houston, Texas

• Sacramento, California

• Promontory, Utah

After the railroad was built, travel time went from 6 months to _____________________.

• 6 weeks

• 6 days

• 6 hours

• 6 minutes

There was over ___________________ miles of track on the Transcontinental Railroad.

• 1000

• 3000

• 2000

• 300

During which decade was the First Transcontinental Railroad constructed?

• 1820s

• 1860s

• 1910s

• 1940s

Which route did Congress select for the First Transcontinental Railroad?

• Southern route

• Northern route

• Middle route

• Central route

Which president signed the Pacific Railroad Act into law?

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Polk

• John Tyler

• Andrew Johnson

What railroad company started in California and worked their way east?

• West Coast Railroad

• Central Pacific Railroad

• California Railroad

• Union Pacific Railroad

How were the railroad companies paid?

• By the year

• By the mile

• By the day

• By the hour