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Building The Transcontinental Railroad

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following countries did workers for the Transcontinental Railroad NOT come from?
a)
USA
b)
China
c)
Italy
d)
Ireland
2.

If something inspires awe or fear, it is____

a)

Formidable

b)

Expedience

c)

Diligence

d)

Systematize

3.

A means of achieving an end is_____

a)

Expedience

b)

Formidable

c)

Diligence

d)

Systematize

4.

The Chinese immigrants provided:

a)

Labor

b)

Water

c)

More railroad workers.

d)

vast pool of cheap, plentiful, and easily exploitable labor.

5.

In what decade did the building of transcontinental railroad start.

a)

1840s

b)

1850s

c)

2010

d)

1700s

6.

Who is the author of "Building the Transcontinental Railroad"?

(a)  

7.

What genre is " Building the Transcontinental railroad?"

a)

Myth

b)

Historic Writing

c)

Fiction

d)

Historical Fiction

8.

What did happened to some Chinese workers while they worked?

a)

Breath granite while chipping away at rock.

b)

Fainted from exhaustion.

c)

Had an excellent experience while working.

d)

Were happy by how they were being treated.

9.

What are some of the obstacles the laborers faced?​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
freezing ground
dehydration
sea of mud
Earthquakes
Blizzerds
10.

According to Chang, what economic, social, and political forces caused the United States to decide that building the railroad was important?

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