Lesson 12: Railroads Open the West to Rapid Settlement

Lesson 12: Railroads Open the West to Rapid Settlement

10th Grade

15 Qs

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Lesson 12: Railroads Open the West to Rapid Settlement

Lesson 12: Railroads Open the West to Rapid Settlement

Assessment

Quiz

History

10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jacob Smith

Used 5+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before the 1850s, most railroads in the United States were short lines connecting cities and towns in just one region. When did the rail building in the 1850s drastically change this?

1859

1849

1860

1850

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason for the demand of a transcontinental railroad during the 1850s?

To settle western lands

To connect the East and West coasts by rail

To link California and Oregon with the rest of the Union

To transport goods across the Great Plains and the Rockies

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who were the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad Company?

The U.S. Army

The Union Pacific Railroad Company

The Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Lakota tribes

The Big Four

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which act passed in 1862 directed the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Company to construct railway and telegraph lines from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean?

The Gold Rush Act

The Pacific Railway Act

The Transcontinental Act

The Westward Expansion Act

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the government pledge to help each railroad company with under the Pacific Railway Act?

1,000 acres of land and up to $10,000 in loans for each mile of track laid

100 acres of land and up to $1,000 in loans for each mile of track laid

10,000 acres of land and up to $100,000 in loans for each mile of track laid

6,400 acres of land and up to $48,000 in loans for each mile of track laid

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which tribes controlled the territory through which the Union Pacific Railroad Company's route followed?

The Big Four

The Chinese workers

The U.S. Army

The Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Lakota tribes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the major challenge faced by the Central Pacific Railroad Company during the construction of the transcontinental railroad?

Finding enough workers

Crossing the Sierra Nevada

Dealing with conflicts with Indigenous tribes

Raising adequate funds

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