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The Railroad Boom

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chinese_____________worked hard in building the railroad.

a)

teachers

b)

immigrants

c)

scholars

d)

native americans

2.

A boom is when________________

a)

something grows slowly

b)

something cooks slowly

c)

something grows too quickly

d)

an explosion of fireworks

3.

People used the railroad as a mode of_____________

a)

transportation

b)

gaming

c)

communication

d)

learning

4.

The railroad made travel_______________

a)

faster

b)

safer

c)

comfortable

d)

All of the above

5.

Which of the following hurt the Native Americans when the railroad was being built?

a)

buffalo were being hunted in the thousands

b)

buffalo were riding on trains

c)

buffalo were taking too long to come

d)

buffalo were taking too long to leave

6.

People were moving to Texas for the __________

a)

buffalo

b)

cattle

c)

pigs

d)

opportunities

7.

A junction is where__________________________

a)

cities have one railroad

b)

cities have more than one railroad running through them

c)

cities have more than one teacher

d)

cities have no railroads

8.

Immigrants brought their ________with them when they moved to TX.

a)

culture

b)

railroads

c)

STAAR test

d)

pets

9.

Texas' economy increased when_____________________ were built.

a)

cattle

b)

buffalo

c)

houses

d)

railroads

10.

The Red River happened in what year?

a)

1854

b)

2018

c)

1874

d)

1836

11.

Which of these is a train?

a)
b)
c)
d)