Lesson 12: Railroads Open the West to Rapid Settlement
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10th Grade
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Jacob Smith
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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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