USH 12 Westward Expansion

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• To make China more powerful.

• To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

• To make Native Americans move off their land.

• To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

What are Boom Towns?

• Towns that popped up along the railroads.

• Towns that exploded.

• Towns where people moved away from because there weren't any jobs left.

• Towns with a lot of gold.

Which animals were greatly affected by the Transcontinental Railroad being built?

• bison

• cattle

• horses

• birds

What was a challenge the Central Pacific workers faced while building the Transcontinental Railroad?

• floods

• mountains

• blizzards

• hurricanes

What does transcontinental mean?

• to travel across a continent

• to travel from one continent to another continent

• to travel north and south

• to travel to transport goods

In what town did both parts of the railroad met?

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Sacramento, California

• Houston, Texas

• Promontory, Utah

The Transcontinental Railroad connected the __________________________.

• north and south

• north and west

• east and west

• east and south

The law gave settlers the chance to get __________ acres of free land from the federal government

• 100

• 120

• 140

• 160

The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group

• cultural diffusion

• amalgamation

• assimilation

• cultural absorption

Which group of people were negatively affected by the Homestead Act

• Miners

• Ranchers

• Sharecroppers

• Native Americans