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WorksheetsQuizizz_Course D17
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why did the country need a railroad?
a)
Earth
b)
to move people and goods faster
c)
to keep up with Europe
d)
to keep people employed
2.
What does "transcontinental" mean?
a)
outside of the continent
b)
all over a continent
c)
crossing a continent
d)
one side of the continent
3.
Most of the Central Pacific Railroad workers were…
a)
Chinese
b)
Irish
c)
African American
d)
women
4.
Most of the Union Pacific Railroad workers were…
a)
Chinese
b)
Irish
c)
African American
d)
women
5.
The Central Pacific Railroad started from…
a)
California
b)
Utah
c)
Nebraska
d)
Missouri
6.
The Union Pacific Railroad started from…
a)
California
b)
Utah
c)
Nebraska
d)
Missouri
7.
Which company had to find a way to cross rugged mountains?
a)
Central Pacific Railroad
b)
Union Pacific Railroad
8.
Which company had to contend with rivers and deserts?
a)
Central Pacific Railroad
b)
Union Pacific Railroad
9.
What happened at Promontory Point, Utah?
a)
An Indian attack
b)
A huge snow drift
c)
The track had to be rebuilt
d)
The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific track were linked.
10.
Why did companies push their crews to work faster and faster?
a)
to make more money
b)
to avoid Indian attacks
c)
bad weather was coming
d)
they were running out of resources
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