Transcontinental Railroad Questions Answered Correctly!!
1. The first roads and rail lines in the US were in the Northeast
2. The belief that it was Americans' right to Manifest Destiny
control all the land from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean was called
3. The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged move out West
Ameri- cans to
4. and were the two Union Pacific, Central
companies hired to build the railroad. Pacific
5. True or False: The two companies hired to
build the railroad worked harmoniously False
together.
6. The Central Pacific had to lay tracks around the Sierra Nevada
Mountains
7. The Central Pacific was known for hiring China
many immigrants from
8. Dishonest, corrupt railroad bosses were robber barons
known as
9. got the Union Pacific and Central President Grant
Pacific to finally decide on a meeting
point.
The tribes land was stolen
10. What effect did the Transcontinental and people were
Railroad have on many Native American displaced.
communities?
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1. The first roads and rail lines in the US were in the Northeast
2. The belief that it was Americans' right to Manifest Destiny
control all the land from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean was called
3. The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged move out West
Ameri- cans to
4. and were the two Union Pacific, Central
companies hired to build the railroad. Pacific
5. True or False: The two companies hired to
build the railroad worked harmoniously False
together.
6. The Central Pacific had to lay tracks around the Sierra Nevada
Mountains
7. The Central Pacific was known for hiring China
many immigrants from
8. Dishonest, corrupt railroad bosses were robber barons
known as
9. got the Union Pacific and Central President Grant
Pacific to finally decide on a meeting
point.
The tribes land was stolen
10. What effect did the Transcontinental and people were
Railroad have on many Native American displaced.
communities?
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