WorksheetsTCI Lesson 8
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Butterfield Overland Mail Company traveled by (a) .
As a pioneer, why was traveling in a stagecoach easy?
Yes, because you just had to ride it.
No, because the road conditions were harsh.
Yes, because of the nice road condition.
Yes, because you can sit in First Class.
What was a disadvantage of the Pony Express?
It was unreliable.
It was slow.
It was expensive.
It was dangerous.
The (a) is a little machine that could send (b) signal through a (c)
What was the name of the engineer who made plans to build California's first railroad?
Theodore Judah
John Henry
James Eads
George Stephenson
Name two investors who gave money to build the Transcontinental Railroad.
John D. Rockefeller & Charles Croker
Cornelius Vanderbilt & Collis P. Huntington
Andrew Carnegie & Mark Hopkins
Mark Hopkins & Leland Stanford
The two companies building the railroads were...
Union Pacific & Central Pacific
Central Union & Pacific Central
Western Union & Pony Express
Boeing & Airbus
Many Union Pacific workers came from ______.
England
Ireland
China
The railroad led to conflicts with American Indians.
True
False
The Central Pacific wanted to hire white workers, but ended up hiring workers from_______.
India
Japan
China
Mexico
What was a challenge as the Central Pacific entered the Sierra Nevada?
Railroad cannot have sharp turns or steep hills.
Difficulty in finding enough workers
Difficulty in obtaining the necessary supplies
Difficulty in crossing rivers and streams
Where the railroad workers treated equally with equal pay?
Yes.
No.
The Union Pacific and Central Pacific met at _____ and the Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
Golden Gate
Grand Canyon
Promontory
Yellowstone
What changes did the Transcontinental Railroad bring to California?
Increased agricultural production
More people traveled or moved to California.
Improved communication between states
Increased economic opportunities
Did Black Bart work alone or with a group?
He worked alone.
He worked with a team.
He worked with a partner.
He worked with his wife.
What did Black Bart leave behind after his robbery?
A trail of clues
A pile of money
A map of his escape route
A poem.
