WorksheetsRailroad History Brainpop
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Virtually all 19th century (1800s) railroads were powered by:
gasoline
steam
diesel fuel
horses
Which of these would have been the most likely cargo for a railroad line in 1830?
soldiers
travelers
livestock
coal
Which of the following was most likely invented during the Industrial Revolution?
computer
wagon
light bulb
television
If you were a manufacturer in 1840, why might you prefer transporting goods by rail instead of by ship?
Railroads could transport goods to the West Coast
Railroads could transport goods during winter
Railroads traveled hundreds of times faster than ships
Railroads could transport a lot of goods at once
Which word best describes the role railroads played in the Industrial Revolution?
Essential
Restraining
Irrelevant
Minor
If you bought a ticket on the Orient Express, you could travel between which two cities?
Toronto and Montreal
Paris and Istanbul
Omaha and San Francisco
Moscow and Vladivostok
What did the majority of workers on the Transcontinental Railroad have in common?
They were immigrants
They were unionized
They became rich through hard work
They were slaves
The Transcontinental Railroad was constructed:
from north to south
from south to north
from east to west
from east to west and west to east
The popularity of traveling by rail decreased after the invention of:
The diesel engine
Steel
The automobile
Canals
Which of the following lists the events in the correct order?
the first wagonways are developed; The steam locomotive is invented; The Transcontinental Railroad is completed
The Transcontinental Railroad is completed; The steam locomotive is invented; the first wagonways are developed
the first wagonways are developed; The Transcontinental Railroad is completed; The steam locomotive is invented;
The steam locomotive is invented; the first wagonways are developed; The Transcontinental Railroad is completed
