WorksheetsRebuilding the Union (SS Weekly Gr. 5 Wk. 32)
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What term refers to a businessman from the North who came to the South?
Carpetbagger
Scalawag
Sharecropper
Promontory
What term refers to people who work on a farm and receive a portion of the crop as their payment?
Carpetbagger
Scalawag
Sharecropper
Promontory
What railroad reaches from the East Coast to the West Coast?
Traditional
Transcontinental
Transpiring
Transitional
What was the name of the railroad company in California?
Central Pacific
Transcontinental Pacific
Union Pacific
Transitional Pacific
What was the name of the railroad company in the East?
Central Pacific
Transcontinental Pacific
Union Pacific
Transitional Pacific
The railroad hired people from __________ to build tracks across the mountains.
California
Canada
Chesterville
China
Where did the two railroads eventually meet?
Bright Boulevard
Confident City
Promontory Point
Trustworthy Town
What program built canals, roads, and railroads?
American System
Patriotic System
United System
Washington System
Where could cattle get on trains heading east?
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
What were the greatest threats to cattle drives?
Sandstorms
Snake attacks
Stampedes
Starvation
When talking about cattle, what is a synonym for "drive"?
Ride
Herd
Stampede
Walk
