
Transcontinental Railroad
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5th Grade

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is another name for a powerful train?
Locomotive
Boat
Wagon
Car
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why were trains important in American history?
They moved Goods and people quickly
They connected the East and the West
Both A and B
None of the above
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did people travel from the east to the west before trains?
By boat
By wagon
Both A and B
None of the above
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who believed a railroad could be built through the middle of the country?
ASA Whitney
Theodore Judah
Governor Stanford
None of the above
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a surveyor?
Someone who builds roads and buildings
Someone who looks at the land and finds ways to build
Someone who designs maps
None of the above
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What were the names of the two companies that built the Transcontinental Railroad?
Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad
None of the above
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How were railroad tracks laid?
By pounding spikes into railroad ties
By using heavy machinery
By digging deep holes
None of the above
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