
Railroads and the West!
Authored by Thomas Andrzejewski
Social Studies
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one positive development from the railroad companies?
A transatlantic railroad
Time zones
Different gauges of track
The extermination of the buffalo
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one negative development of the expansion of the railroad?
A transatlantic railroad
Time zones
Different gauges of track
The extermination of the buffalo
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In general, was it easier to ship goods across the United States after the railroads were built?
But of course!
No never!
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Some people say the railroads made it easier to bring people together and spread American culture across the nation.
I don't believe it!
Sure, I guess
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Railroads helped with the growth of what near mining communities?
Bridges
Farms
Boomtowns
Subsidies
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How were many Great Plains Native Americans affected by the railroads?
They were allowed to be stock in the railroads
They were pushed off their land to reservations
They were given jobs on the railroad
The railroads were good for farming
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What immigrant groups were used to work on the Railroads?
Chinese-Americans
African-Americans
Irish-Americans
All of these
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