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Railroad Boom Quiz

Authored by Mary Oliver

History

10th Grade

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Railroad Boom Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When did the railroad boom begin?

1862

1850

1875

1880

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which act was associated with the beginning of the railroad boom?

Homestead Act

Pacific Railway Act

Interstate Commerce Act

Sherman Antitrust Act

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which railroad line pushed westward from Omaha, Nebraska?

Central Pacific

Southern Pacific

Union Pacific

Northern Pacific

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year did the Union Pacific push westward from Omaha?

1860

1865

1870

1875

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did both railway lines meet in 1869?

Sacramento, California

Denver, Colorado

Promontory Summit, Utah

Cheyenne, Wyoming

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was done to make rail service safer and more reliable?

Introduced new engines

Divided the country into time zones

Built more tracks

Reduced train speeds

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the U.S. government give to railroad companies that led to corruption?

Tax breaks

Land grants

Subsidies

Loans

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