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

• Union Pacific.

• Central Pacific.

• Manifest Destiny.

• Promontory Summit.

The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged Americans to

• move out west.

• build the railroad.

• ration their food.

• fight in the Civil War.

_____ and _____ were the two companies hired to build the railroad.

• Homestead, Pacific Railway

• Atlantic Union, Pacific Ocean

• Union Pacific, Central Pacific

• Promontory Summit, Ulysses S. Grant

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

• true

• false

The Central Pacific had to lay tracks around the

• Pacific Ocean.

• Mississippi River.

• Appalachian Trail.

• Sierra Nevada mountains.

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.

_____ 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.