Transcontinental Railroad & the American West

Who was president when the idea for the transcontinental railroad was first suggested?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

When the Transcontinental Railroad was completed, how long did it take to travel across the country?

• Just a few hours

• 3 days

• a week

• 6 weeks

In which state did the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific rail lines meet?

• Nevada

• Kansas

• Colorado

• Utah

In May of which year was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?

• 1860

• 1869

• 1880

• 1899

How many miles of track broke the record for most trackage laid in a single day?

• 150 miles

• 75 miles

• 22 miles

• 10 miles

Which kind of labor was used to complete the transcontinental railroad?

• Mostly foreign-born

• Mostly freedmen

• Child Labor

• Most American born

Which war interrupted the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Texas War of Independence

• Mexican-American War

• The Civil War

• World War I

What was the purpose of building the Transcontinental Railroad?

• to unite the nation behind a large project

• to connect the eastern half of the US with the western half

• to improve the transportation of the US for businesses and settlers out West

• all of the above

Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho were all names of ...

• Railroad tycoons involved in the Transcontinental Railroad

• Native Americans tribes impacted by the railroad

• US Congressmen who voted against building the railroad

• major cities of the Western US

In which two states did the project begin?

• Nebraska and California

• Missouri and Oregon

• Texas and Idaho

• Oklahoma and Nevada