The Transcontinental Railroad Quiz

The Transcontinental Railroad Quiz

8th Grade

8 Qs

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The Transcontinental Railroad Quiz

The Transcontinental Railroad Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year did the United States Congress pass the Pacific Railroad Acts?

1869

1865

1862

1873

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the president of the Central Pacific Railroad Company?

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Durant

Leland Stanford

John D. Rockefeller

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did the Central Pacific Railroad begin its construction?

Sacramento, California

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Omaha, Nebraska

Promontory, Utah

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group made up the majority of the Central Pacific Railroad's workforce?

Irish immigrants

Chinese immigrants

African American laborers

Civil War veterans

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the starting point for the Union Pacific Railroad?

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Omaha, Nebraska

Promontory, Utah

Sacramento, California

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Native American tribes were involved in raids against the Union Pacific Railroad?

Apache and Navajo

Lakota and Cheyenne

Cherokee and Seminole

Pawnee and Sioux

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On what date did the two sides of the Transcontinental Railroad meet?

December 25, 1870

July 4, 1865

January 1, 1872

May 10, 1869

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many miles of track did the Union Pacific Railroad lay down?

2,500 miles

690 miles

1,907 miles

1,085 miles