Transcontinental Railroad

How many Chinese workers died during the construction of the railroad?

• 500

• 2,000

• 1,500

• 1,000

In what town did the Central Pacific Railroad start?

• Promontory, Utah

• Houston, Texas

• Sacramento, California

How long did the Transcontinental Railroad take to build?

• 6 years

• 8 years

• 2 years

• 3 years

How long was the Transcontinental Railroad?

• 1,776 miles

• 690 miles

• 1776 kilometers

Which immigrant group worked for the Central Pacific railroad?

• Chinese

• Irish

• Native American

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• To make China more powerful.

• To connect the East coast and West coast and transport goods and people.

• To make Native Americans move off their land.

What does transcontinental mean?

• to travel across a continent

• to travel from one continent to another continent

• to travel north and south

What obstacle did the Union Pacific Railroad company face?

• tornadoes

• blizzards

• being attacked by Native Americans

Who paid for the railroad?

• citizens

• the government

• private companies

The building of the Transcontinental Railroad started in 1862 and ended in _________.

• 1865

• 1867

• 1869

• 1871