The Transcontinental Railroad

What year did the Transcontinental Railroad launch?

• 1869

• 1827

• 1830

• 1862

Who initially presented the idea of a railway line connecting the East Coast to the West Coast to the U.S Congress?

• Asa Whitney

• Mark Hopkins

• Collis P. Huntington

• Leland Stanford

 How were the railroad companies Central Pacific Railroad (CPR) and Union Pacific Railroad (UPR) funded

• Through private and government investment

• Through stock sales

  
  

• Through international funding

  
  

Which year did the Pacific Railroad Act allocate millions of Acres of public land to the CPR and UPR?

• 1862

• 1827

• 1869

 What was the first carrier Railroad in the United States?

• Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

• South Carolina Canal and Railroad

• Boston and Worcester Railroad

• Central Pacific Railroad

Who was employed by the Central Pacific Railroad to build the rail lines?

• Thousands of cheap Chinese immigrant laborers

• Civil War veterans

• Thousands of cheap Chinese immigrant laborers

• European immigrants

What were the geographical challenges faced by the Union Pacific Railroad?

• Dense forests and swamps

• Desert and dunes

• Coastal areas and beaches

• Vast plains, rivers, and the Rocky Mountains

Congress wanted to build the ______________ railroad

• transcontinental

• excitement

• politicians

What event marked the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869?

• The convergence of CPR and UPR at Promontory Summit, Utah

• The laying of the first track

• The completion of the first tunnel

• The completion of the first bridge

What did the golden spike driven into the ground at Promontory Summit symbolize?

• Unity and progress

• Victory in the Civil War

• Completion of a milestone

• The start of the railroad construction