WorksheetsSTW The Railroad Builders
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 17mins
What happened in 1862?
President Lincoln was assonated
The Pacific Railway Act was signed into law by Abraham Lincoln
The South surrendered the Civil War
The transcontinental railroad was completed
What were the names of the two companies who were building this railroad? (pick two)
B&O Railroad
Union Pacific
Northwest Railroad
Central Pacific
In what location and state did the two railroad companies meet at?
Cape Cod, Wyoming
Promontory Point, Nevada
Boise, Idaho
Promontory Point, Utah
Which of the following was not a major effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Rapid growth of cities
Years of rapid growth and expansion of the west
Competition between the East and the West
Western territories apply for statehood
Ulysses S Grant threatened to end funding until the two companies agreed upon a place to meet.
True
False
Which of the following obstacles was not a challenge for the Union Pacific Railroad?
Crossing the Sierra Nevada mountain range
Lack of wood for wood ties
summer heat
Attacks from Native Americans
Which of the following obstacles was not a challenge for the Central Pacific Railroad?
Dangerous explosives
Lawless Western towns
Avalanches
Keeping workers
Which of the following groups of qualities best describes Chinese workers?
Good work ethic, less illness, no experience with explosives
Less illness, pore work ethic, and conflict with natives
More illness, good work ethic, and conflict with work superiors
Good work ethic, less illness, and experience with explosives
The railroad companies divided the country into 3 time zones, although the government didn't officially adopt the time zones until 1918.
True
False
The Railroad Builders showed the American spirit by being... (select all that apply) (more than 1)
Visionaries
Intelegent
Hardworking
Fearless
