Westward Expansion: Transcontinental Railroad

Westward Expansion: Transcontinental Railroad

5th Grade

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22 Qs

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Westward Expansion: Transcontinental Railroad

Westward Expansion: Transcontinental Railroad

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

These were used throughout the Great Plains to get water from the ground.

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

To work with the Native Americans

To help farmers grow more crops

To stop people from moving west

To connect the East and West coast of the US

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What definition goes best with the term Exoduster?

African American pioneers who moved to the Great Plains

Native Americans who moved to the Great Plains

Pioneers who removed dust from homes

Pioneers that moved back East

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was discovered in California during the 1840's?

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group of people was most negatively affected by building the transcontinental Railroad?

African Americans

White Settlers

Native Americans

Mexican Americans

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This invention was completed in Promontory Point, Utah in 1869 and united the East and West coasts of the United States.

The Transcontinental Railroad

The Steamboat

The Stagecoach

The Aeroplane

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Land out West could be 'fertile' -- What does fertile mean?

Soil that is too cold for growing

Land covered in rocks and sand

Land that is rich and good for growing plants

Soil was dry and could not grow plants

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