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Rebuilding the Union (SS Weekly Gr. 5 Wk. 32)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What term refers to a businessman from the North who came to the South?

a)

Carpetbagger

b)

Scalawag

c)

Sharecropper

d)

Promontory

2.

What term refers to people who work on a farm and receive a portion of the crop as their payment?

a)

Carpetbagger

b)

Scalawag

c)

Sharecropper

d)

Promontory

3.

What railroad reaches from the East Coast to the West Coast?

a)

Traditional

b)

Transcontinental

c)

Transpiring

d)

Transitional

4.

What was the name of the railroad company in California?

a)

Central Pacific

b)

Transcontinental Pacific

c)

Union Pacific

d)

Transitional Pacific

5.

What was the name of the railroad company in the East?

a)

Central Pacific

b)

Transcontinental Pacific

c)

Union Pacific

d)

Transitional Pacific

6.

The railroad hired people from __________ to build tracks across the mountains.

a)

California

b)

Canada

c)

Chesterville

d)

China

7.

Where did the two railroads eventually meet?

a)

Bright Boulevard

b)

Confident City

c)

Promontory Point

d)

Trustworthy Town

8.

What program built canals, roads, and railroads?

a)

American System

b)

Patriotic System

c)

United System

d)

Washington System

9.

Where could cattle get on trains heading east?

a)

Colorado

b)

Kansas

c)

Nebraska

d)

Oklahoma

10.

What were the greatest threats to cattle drives?

a)

Sandstorms

b)

Snake attacks

c)

Stampedes

d)

Starvation

11.

When talking about cattle, what is a synonym for "drive"?

a)

Ride

b)

Herd

c)

Stampede

d)

Walk