The Transcontinental Railroad

Question 1

Which factor most contributed to delays in construction for the Central Pacific railroad?

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a shortage of supplies that had to be shipped around South America

Question 2

Theodore Judah was an engineer who

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helped start the Central Pacific Railroad.

Question 3

Which statement about the journey across the American continent in a covered wagon in the early 1800s is accurate?

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The trip included the threat of disease and lack of water.

Question 4

Which raw materials had to be shipped to the construction sites in large quantities because they were essential for building the railroad tracks?

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iron and wood

Question 5

American settlers faced a long and difficult journey as they traveled from the East Coast to the West Coast in the early nineteenth century. These difficulties eventually resulted in

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the development of a transcontinental railroad.

Question 6

What was the main reason why Leland Stanford and Thomas Durant wanted to build a transcontinental railroad?

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to make money

Question 7

How did the ending of the Civil War help the Union Pacific Railroad?

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It ended the labor shortage, as war veterans went to work on the railroad.

Question 8

Which best describes why President Lincoln supported the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862?

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He wanted to connect the different parts of the Union.

Question 9

What did the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 accomplish?

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It stimulated the building of a transcontinental railroad.

Question 10

What obstacle was faced by the Union Pacific railroad workers but not the Central Pacific workers?

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conflict with American Indians

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