Transcontinental Railroad with YouTube Video

Transcontinental Railroad with YouTube Video

11th Grade

5 Qs

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Transcontinental Railroad with YouTube Video

Transcontinental Railroad with YouTube Video

Assessment

Quiz

History

11th Grade

Hard

Created by

Stephen Strauss

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What significant event in U.S. history was marked by the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869?

One of the first mass media events in U.S. history

The end of the Civil War

The beginning of the Industrial Revolution

The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What was the main reason President Lincoln signed the Railroad Pacific Act in 1862?

To end the Civil War

To promote immigration

To connect the east of the U.S. to the west

To establish national parks

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What was a major challenge faced by workers building the transcontinental railroad?

Political opposition

Treacherous terrain and brutal working conditions

Shortage of materials

Lack of funding

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why did the Central Pacific Railroad hire more than 15,000 Chinese immigrants?

To comply with government regulations

To finish the job due to difficulty retaining workers

To improve construction techniques

To reduce labor costs

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What was one of the negative impacts of building the transcontinental railroad?

Reduction in mining activities

Increase in pollution

Decline in agricultural productivity

Destruction of Native American lands and decimation of buffalo population