The Transcontinental Railroad

The Transcontinental Railroad

9th - 12th Grade

20 Qs

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The Transcontinental Railroad

The Transcontinental Railroad

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What year did the Transcontinental Railroad launch?


1869

1827

1830

1862

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Who initially presented the idea of a railway line connecting the East Coast to the West Coast to the U.S Congress?


Asa Whitney

Mark Hopkins

Collis P. Huntington

Leland Stanford

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

 How were the railroad companies Central Pacific Railroad (CPR) and Union Pacific Railroad (UPR) funded

Through private and government investment

Through stock sales


Through international funding


4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which year did the Pacific Railroad Act allocate millions of Acres of public land to the CPR and UPR?

1862

1827

1869

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

 What was the first carrier Railroad in the United States?

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

South Carolina Canal and Railroad

Boston and Worcester Railroad

Central Pacific Railroad

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Who was employed by the Central Pacific Railroad to build the rail lines?

Thousands of cheap Chinese immigrant laborers

Civil War veterans

Thousands of cheap Chinese immigrant laborers

European immigrants

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What were the geographical challenges faced by the Union Pacific Railroad?

Dense forests and swamps

Desert and dunes

Coastal areas and beaches

Vast plains, rivers, and the Rocky Mountains

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