The Story of US: The Transcontinental Railroad
Authored by Barbara MacFarlane
Social Studies
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the temperature during summers that sparks prairie fires?
90 degrees
100 degrees
110 degrees
120 degrees
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many buffalo were killed in a little over a decade?
10 million
20 million
30 million
40 million
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The men who ride the great iron horse are ______ the wilderness.
Taming
Destroying
Ignoring
Fearing
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What percentage of cowboys were Hispanic or African-American?
10%
25%
33%
50%
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What invention threatened the cowboy's entire way of life?
Steam Engine
Barbed Wire
Telegraph
Railroad
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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