Transcontinental Railroad Quiz

The construction of the Transcontinental Railroad lasted from ----- to ------.

• 1862-1868

• 1860-1866

• 1863-1869

• 1762-1768

How many companies were employed by the U.S. Government to complete the Transcontinental Railroad?

Which of the following are reasons that the Transcontinental Railroad was built?

• To make access to the West easier

• To eradicate the Native American's Buffalo population

• To establish the U.S. as a global power

• To broaden the American economy

The -------------- Mountain Range made it difficult for Railroad constructors to complete their job.

True or False?

The weather on the Midwestern Plains made the Railroad constructors' jobs easy.

• True

• False

Do you think that the Transcontinental Railroad was necessary to build? Why or Why Not?

(I do not need an essay, just a few sentences will do!)

Do you think that the U.S. Government and the Railroad Companies could have done things differently in order to eliminate the negative affects the construction had on Native Americans and Chinese Laborers?

• Yes

• Maybe

• No