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Theodore Judah was an engineer who

A
built the first railroad in the United States.
B
owned and ran a large shipping company.
C
began the Union Pacific Railroad.
D
helped start the Central Pacific Railroad.
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What obstacle was faced by the Union Pacific railroad workers but not the Central Pacific workers?

A
steep mountains
B
conflict with American Indians
C
harsh weather conditions
D
worker shortages
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Which statement about the journey across the American continent in a covered wagon in the early 1800s is accurate?

A
Travel in covered wagons was generally safe.
B
The trip included the threat of disease and lack of water.
C
The trips were lengthy and lasted a month or two.
D
Most travelers hid from American Indians and avoided conflict.
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How did the completion of the transcontinental railroad change the lives of American citizens?

A
It increased the wealth of all Americans and enabled them to travel more.
B
It made cross-country travel too expensive for ordinary Americans.
C
It increased the safety of Americans who moved to settle the Plains.
D
It made travel easier between the East and West for all Americans.
5

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

A
a shortage of supplies that had to be shipped around South America
B
intense summer heat that melted the railroad ties and tracks
C
long stretches of desolate landscape, far from supply towns
D
conflicts with American Indians that closed down the tracks
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What did the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 accomplish?

A
It created railway lines that connected the North to the South.
B
It stimulated the building of a transcontinental railroad.
C
It helped develop the West by providing land grants to settle there.
D
It made the transport of goods possible during the Civil War.
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Which raw materials had to be shipped to the construction sites in large quantities because they were essential for building the railroad tracks?

A
coal and oil
B
silver and wood
C
oil and iron
D
iron and wood
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What was the most important reason for building the transcontinental railroad?

A
The railroad would help settlers travel across the continent to reach the West Coast for the first time.
B
The railroad would make travel across the continent much faster, easier, and safer.
C
The railroad would make it possible to expand the United States from the East Coast to the West Coast.
D
The railroad would change the landscape by boring through the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Who proposed the building of a transcontinental railroad to Congress in 1845?

A
Asa Whitney
B
Theodore Judah
C
Thomas Durant
D
Leland Stanford
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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

A
peace between settlers and American Indians.
B
the construction of faster, safer ships.
C
the development of a transcontinental railroad.
D
the end of settlement on the western frontier.

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