Transcontinental Railroad & the American West

Transcontinental Railroad & the American West

11th Grade

15 Qs

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Transcontinental Railroad & the American West

Transcontinental Railroad & the American West

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

11th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nicole Honour

Used 8+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who was president when the idea for the transcontinental railroad was first suggested?

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Jackson

Abraham Lincoln

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When the Transcontinental Railroad was completed, how long did it take to travel across the country?

Just a few hours

3 days

a week

6 weeks

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

In which state did the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific rail lines meet?

Nevada

Kansas

Colorado

Utah

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In May of which year was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?

1860

1869

1880

1899

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How many miles of track broke the record for most trackage laid in a single day?

150 miles

75 miles

22 miles

10 miles

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which kind of labor was used to complete the transcontinental railroad?

Mostly foreign-born

Mostly freedmen

Child Labor

Most American born

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which war interrupted the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?

Texas War of Independence

Mexican-American War

The Civil War

World War I

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