Connecting California to the Nation Test (KIM)

Theodore Judah was a(n) (a)   who planned and helped build California's first railroad.

• engineer*

• telegraph

• transportation

• trestle

The railroad made (a)   much faster.

• engineer

• telegraph

• transportation*

• trestle

A(n) (a)   is a large framework that helps support the railroad.

• engineer

• telegraph

• transportation

• trestle*

The Pony Express was doomed when Samuel Morse invented the (a)   .

• engineer

• telegraph*

• transportation

• trestle

When California became a state, what made communication with the rest of the United States difficult?

• Miners were working too hard.

• Other states were very far away.

• People spoke different languages.

• Immigrants had special traditions.

How did the Pony Express work?

• A. Riders carried the mail slowly.

• B. Several riders went side by side.

• C. One fast rider raced the whole way.

• D. Riders passed mail to other riders.

What made a stagecoach ride difficult for the passengers?

• not enough room for their bags

• not enough stops along the way

• bouncing over rutted dirt roads

• crossing over high trestles

Why did Theodore Judah need investors for the railroad?

• to do the engineering

• to provide the money

• to find enough workers

• to choose the best route

What did Central Pacific workers do in the Sierra Nevada?

• laid ten miles of track a day

• lit fires to melt the deep snow

• blasted tunnels through the rock

• hammered the final golden spike

How did the transcontinental railroad change California?

• Gold was discovered.

• Missions had to shut down.

• The population grew.

• Trade with other areas stopped.