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WorksheetsTranscontinental Railway
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Railroad owners wanted more people to settle on the Great Plains because...
a)
farmers would use the railroads to ship products to markets in the cities
b)
they needed more people to build railroad tracks
c)
they needed sharecroppers to farm the land owned by the railroads
d)
settlers would grow cotton and ship it to the south
2.
Which innovation was used to send news of the TRR completion across the country?
a)
transcontinental railroad
b)
pony express
c)
telegraph
d)
stagecoach
3.
The first railroad to cross the United States was the....
a)
Union Pacific Railroad
b)
Central Pacific Railroad
c)
Missouri Railroad
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
4.
What caused the Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?
a)
The railroads scared away the buffalo.
b)
The railroad destroyed their land.
c)
The railroad were built in the middle of their reservations.
d)
The railroad prevented them from migrating.
5.
Why was the transcontinental railroad beneficial to America?
a)
The railroad was built over mountains that were impassable in stagecoach.
b)
Railroads provided a faster, safer, and cheaper transportation.
c)
Railroads allowed People to bring their furniture to the Great Plains.
d)
Railroads crossed rivers which were difficult to cross earlier.
6.
Where did the Central Pacific Railroad build?
a)
Omaha, Nebraska to the west, over the plains
b)
Sacramento, California to the east, over the mountains
c)
Missouri to California
d)
over the Mississippi River
7.
How did the Transcontinental Railroad impact the natural environment?
a)
the trained ripped up the sod on the plains
b)
mining for coal, pollution, and blasting through mountains impacted the environment.
c)
mining for gold, building large trestles, and avalanches impacted the environment
d)
shipping crops East and fencing off farm land impacted the environment
8.
What town did the Union Pacific Railroad start in?
a)
Omaha, NE
b)
Promontory, UT
c)
Sacramento, CA
d)
New York, NY
9.
Where did the two parts of the TRR meet?
a)
Promontory, UT
b)
New York, NY
c)
San Francisco, CA
d)
Omaha, NE
10.
Which group lost the most from the building of the railroads?
a)
Settlers
b)
Western citizens
c)
The government
d)
Native Americans
11.
What two obstacles did the Union Pacific Railroad company face as they worked to build west?
a)
finding workers and Native American Attacks
b)
finding workers and tornadoes
c)
blizzards and dynamite
d)
high Mountains and Chinese Workers
12.
At the mouth of which river did the Transcontinental Railroad start?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Columbia
c)
Missouri
d)
Colorado
13.
The purpose of the Homestead Act was to develop the West.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Which of the following was NOT a qualification to own land for the Homestead Act?
a)
21 years old
b)
Male
c)
Head of household
d)
American citizen
15.
What was the largest amount of land one individual could purchase through the Homestead Act?
a)
80 acres
b)
160 acres
c)
200 acres
d)
240 acres
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