Homesteaders and the Transcontinental Railroad

Question 1

The first attempts to create a transcontinental railroad failed in part because

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B: Congress could not agree on where the line would run.

Question 2

The Pacific Railroad Act of 1862

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C: called for two companies to build the line from two different directions.

Question 3

For each statement, select whether it is true of the Central Pacific Railroad, the Union Pacific Railroad, or both. It began in Nebraska.

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B: Union Pacific

Question 4

There were few towns along the route of the railroads. Why was this a challenge?

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B: Equipment, rails, food, and even water had to be shipped long distances.

Question 5

Select the correct year for each of the following events. Use the timeline to help you. Asa Whitney asked Congress to support building a railroad.

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A: 1845

Question 6

In exchange for constructing the railroad, the railroad companies received .

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C: land

Question 7

How did the railroads make money from this arrangement?

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A: They sold the land to settlers and investors.

Question 8

Which of the following statements best describes how the transcontinental railroad impacted American Indians?

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B: It prevented them from engaging in their traditional way of life.

Question 9

What was the Homestead Act?

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B: Law that granted land to settlers who met certain criteria

Question 10

Which of these events were effects of the Homestead Act? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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A: Settlers continued to push onto American Indian lands.; C: Land speculators made profits by making land claims.; D: Millions of acres of US public land were claimed.

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