Transcontinental Railroad and Westward Expansion Quiz

The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad is associated with the settlement of which region of the US?

• Northeast

• South

• West

• Southeast

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CCSS.RL.8.9

What invention benefited the cowboys and Plains Indians during Westward Expansion?

• sewing machine

• barbed wire

• assembly line

• Airplane

Who invented the light bulb?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Thomas Edison

• Theresa Brady

• Elias Howe

The first mass produced, affordable vehicle was

• Chevy Truck

• Ford Explorer

• Model T Chevy

• Model T Ford

Who became the richest man in America by controlling the railroads and shipping industries?

• John Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

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CCSS.RI.3.5

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CCSS.RI.7.5

Which of the following people owned the US Steel Corporation?

• John Rockefeller

• Andrew Carnegie

• J.P. Morgan

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

A person who starts his own business is called a(n):

• entrepreneur

• robber baron

• philanthropist

• boss

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

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CCSS.RI.7.5

A person who uses ruthless tactics to get money from customers is called a(n):

• entrepreneur

• robber baron

• philanthropist

• boss

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5