Transcontinental Railroad

The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.

• Japan and Germany

• China and Ireland

• China and Germany

• Ireland and Japan

In what town did both parts of the railroad met?

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Houston, Texas

• Sacramento, California

• Promontory, Utah

Who planned and engineered the transcontinental railroad?

• Theodore Judah

• Mark Hopkins

• Collis P. Huntington

• Charles Crocker

Who was the president who supported the railroad?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Theodore Judah

• Barack Obama

What was the 2nd type of communication, which took 10 days, and used horses?

• Pony Express

• Overland Mail Express

• Transcontinental Railroad

• FedEx

• Telegraph

Who was the "Big Four"?

• The group who owned the Central Pacific R.R.

• The four men who built the railroad.

• Farmers who built canals to irrigate their crops.

• A group of herbalists who developed healing medicines.

The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged Americans to

• move out west

• build the railroad

• ration their food

• fight in the Civil War

The railroad helped develop all of these EXCEPT

• homes

• restaurants

• farms

• communities

True or False: The two companies hired to build the railroad worked harmoniously together.

• True

• False

Which invention put the Pony Express out of business?

• Telegraph

• Computer

• Cell phone

• Electricity