When was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?
Mr. K Railroad Fact Sheet Quiz

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Jake Kuehn
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
May 10, 1869
July 4, 1876
January 1, 1900
December 31, 1850
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What did the Transcontinental Railroad connect?
The northern and southern United States
The eastern and western United States
Europe and Asia
North America and South America
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which two companies built the Transcontinental Railroad?
Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad
Northern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad
Atlantic Pacific Railroad and Pacific Atlantic Railroad
Eastern Pacific Railroad and Western Pacific Railroad
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who were the notable figures mentioned in the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Leland Stanford and Thomas Durant
Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller
Henry Ford and J.P. Morgan
Cornelius Vanderbilt and George Westinghouse
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a significant workforce on the Transcontinental Railroad?
Over 5,000 European immigrants
Over 12,000 Chinese laborers
Over 10,000 African American workers
Over 8,000 Native American workers
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the main impacts of the Transcontinental Railroad on farming communities?
It decreased the value of agricultural land
It increased the import of foreign crops
It opened new lands for agriculture
It led to the decline of local farming
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Transcontinental Railroad alter perceptions of time and space?
It increased travel time across the country
It had no significant impact on perceptions of time and space
It reduced travel time across the country from months to days
It only affected the perception of space but not time
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