ATSOU Heartland A

All of these names are correct except:

• Buffalo

• Bison

• Tatanka

• All of the above are correct.

Which groups of people worked on the transcontinental railroad?

• Irish

• Civil War Vets

• Chinese

• Natives

Who was obsessed with the railroads?

• Theodore Judah

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Theodore Bear

• Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

How were railroad companies paid?

• Cash

• Gold

• Silver

• Land

Which two railroads meet to form the transcontinental railroad?

• Union Pacific

• Central Standard

• Pacific Central

• Central Pacific

What explosive was used to build the railroads?

• Nitrogenoxid

• Dynomite

• Nitroglycerine

• TNT

The promise of America was ________.

• Gold

• Riches

• Buffalo hide

• Land

Under the ______________________ 10% of US land is given away.

• Homing Act

• Homestead Act

• Morrill Act

• Frontier Act

Homes on the frontier were often made of:

• Grasses

• Logs

• Sod

• Bricks

What other animal-based challenges do the pioneers face?

• Bears

• Mountain Lions

• Locusts

• Groundhogs