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WorksheetsWestward Expansion 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many companies built the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
2.
Which was NOT a difficulty while building the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Building through mountains
b)
Blizzards
c)
Finding workers
d)
Finding a meeting point
3.
Where did the Transcontinental Railroad meet?
a)
New York, NY
b)
Promontory Summit, UT
c)
San Francisco, CA
d)
Omaha, NE
4.
Which of the following countries did workers for the Transcontinental Railroad NOT come from?
a)
USA
b)
China
c)
Italy
d)
Ireland
5.
Where was gold first discovered in 1848?
a)
Idaho
b)
California
c)
Alaska
d)
Oregon
6.
Why did people NOT participate in the Gold Rush?
a)
To strike it rich
b)
For a sense of adventure
c)
To find more problems
d)
To change careers
7.
True or False: Only people from the United States participated in the Gold Rush.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Once gold was no longer found in a town and people abandoned it, the town became known as a...
a)
Boom town
b)
Work Town
c)
Ghost Town
d)
Forgotten Town
9.
What was the Alamo used for originally?
a)
A fort
b)
A mission
c)
A market place
d)
A capital city
10.
What happened as a result of Santa Anna storming the Alamo?
a)
All of the Texans died within the Alamo
b)
Mexico and Santa Anna retreated to Mexico
c)
Mexico and the US compromised
d)
No one won
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