The Transcontinental Railroad

The first roads and rail lines in the US were in the

• West

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Southwest

The belief that it was Americans' right to control all the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean was called

• move out West

• build the railroad

• Manifest Destiny

• Appalachian Trail

The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged Americans to

• move out West

• Atlantic Union, Pacific Union

• ration their food

• fight in the Civil War

True or False: The two companies hired to build the railroad worked harmoniously together.

• True

• False

• Southeast

• Southwest

The Central Pacific had to lay tracks around the

• Pacific Ocean

• Mississippi River

• Sierra Nevada mountains

• Promontory Summit

The Central Pacific was known for hiring many immigrants from

• China

• Japan

• Vietnam

• Cambodia

Dishonest, corrupt railroad bosses were known as

• fraud lords

• rail robbers

• robber barons

• money grubbers

Who got the Union Pacific and Central Pacific to finally decide on a meeting point.

• President Grant

• President Lincoln

• Promontory Summit

• Thomas "Doc" Durant

What effect did the Transcontinental Railroad have on many Native American communities?

• The tribes grew larger and more prosperous.

• The tribes completely disappeared from the US.

• Americans adopted the tribes' traditions and beliefs.

• The tribes' land was stolen and the people were displaced.