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Question 1.
How many miles of railroad track did the US have by 1865? (Most of it east of the
Mississippi R.) By 1900?

Correct Answer: 35,000 miles/200,000

Question 2.
What (2) companies were given permission to build the Transcontinental Railroad with the
Pacific Railway Act?

Correct Answer: Union Pacific & Central Pa-cific

Question 3.
What member of the "Big Four" owners of the Central Pacific Railroad became the CA
Governor and founded a prestigious University?

Correct Answer: Leland Stanford

Question 4.
Due to a lack of labor force in CA, who was hired by the CPR at $1 a day to build the
railroad? About how many were hired?

Correct Answer: 10,000 workers from Chi-na

Question 5.
Despite the physical challenges, how long did it take to complete the Transcontinental
Railroad?

Correct Answer: 4 years

Question 6.
Where did people gather on May 10 , 1869 to celebrate the connecting of the
Transcontinental Railroad?

Correct Answer: Promontory Summit, Utah

Question 7.
What invention allowed companies to create longer and heavier trains? (Pull more cargo
at a time)

Correct Answer: Air brakes

Question 8.
What did the US Government give to railroad compa-nies to spur the growth of railroads

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