The Transcontinental Railroad Quiz
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Social Studies
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11th Grade
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Hard
Marisa Jacobs
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Transcontinental Railroad impact the United States?
It decreased trade with Asia.
It led to the decline of the cattle industry.
It made travel and shipping across the country faster and cheaper.
It increased tensions between the North and the South.
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How did the construction and completion of the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the settlement of the West? Select all that apply
By giving funds to local leaders to build schools
By providing people with access to essential goods
Government subsidies and land grants were given to Central and Pacific Railroad companies.
Providing jobs to immigrants.
3.
HOTSPOT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During the building of the Transcontinental Railroad, immigrants from China and Ireland helped build this massive transportation resource. Which ports did the Chinese enter from? Select two.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A belief in manifest destiny, the Mexican-American War and the completion of the Transcontinental railroad are most closely associated with the
rise of big business
growth of the labor movement
abolitionist movement
expansion and settlement of the West
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term "Manifest Destiny" mean?
The belief in the inevitable expansion of the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean
The destiny of Americans to travel westward for gold
The fate of Native Americans as settlers moved west
The American dream of owning land
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one result of the Mexican-American War?
The U.S. gained control of Texas
The U.S. purchased Alaska
The U.S. acquired territories including California and New Mexico
The U.S. lost control of Florida
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which group was negatively impacted by the Homestead Act?
European immigrants
Eastern industrialists
Native American tribes
Southern plantation owners
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