The Story of US: The Transcontinental Railroad

What is the temperature during summers that sparks prairie fires?

• 90 degrees

• 100 degrees

• 110 degrees

• 120 degrees

How many buffalo were killed in a little over a decade?

• 10 million

• 20 million

• 30 million

• 40 million

The men who ride the great iron horse are ______ the wilderness.

• Taming

• Destroying

• Ignoring

• Fearing

What percentage of cowboys were Hispanic or African-American?

• 10%

• 25%

• 33%

• 50%

Fill in the blank: The railroad will bring another modern American icon to the Great Plains. The last of the great frontier's _____.

• men

• hero

• explorer

• settler

What invention threatened the cowboy's entire way of life?

• Steam Engine

• Barbed Wire

• Telegraph

• Railroad

What was the economic impact of the invention of barbed wire? Choose 2

• Increased cattle prices

• Reduced fencing costs by 70%

• Decreased land value

• Increased cowboy wages

Who is known for riding one of the last cattle drives to the railroad?

• Joseph Glidden

• Teddy Blue

• Sam Colt

• Abraham Lincoln

Fill in the blank: The heyday of the cowboy on the open range lasts only ______ years.

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

What was the role of firearms in cowboy culture? Choose 3

• Decoration

• Protection

• Trade

• Communication