Vocabulary Terms
Transcontinental
A crossing a continent
a person who gives money to a project in the hope of making money in return
Investor
True or False: Theodore Judah was an engineer who planned and helped build California's first railroad
TRUE
Leland Stanford said it would have been impossible to complete the Central Pacific Railroad without which group of people?
A. Chinese
B. Mexicans
C. American Indians
D. African Americans
A. Chinese
Spongebob Squarepants!
Trestle
a structure built to support a railroad bridge
the movement of information
Communication
True or False: The railroad made transportation much faster.
TRUE
How did the transcontinental railroad change California?
A. Gold was discovered.
B. Missions had to shut down.
C. The population grew.
D. Trade with other areas stopped.
C. The population grew.
What does Mystery say?
Weeeeeeesnawwwwwww
Telegraph
a machine that sends electrical signals across a wire
to make detailed measurements of the land
Survey
True or False: A telegraph is a large framework that helps support the railroad.
FALSE! It is a trestle.
When California became a state, what made communication with the rest of the United States difficult?
A. Miners were working too hard.
B. Other states were very far away.
C. People spoke different languages.
D. Immigrants had special traditions.
B. Other states were very far away.
Who is Patrick Star?
Spongebob's best friend!
Transportation
the movement of people and goods
a carriage pulled by horses, used to carry mail and passengers over a regular route
Stagecoach
True or False: The Pony Express was doomed when Samuel Morse invented the trestle.
FALSE! The telegraph.
10. What did Central Pacific workers do in the Sierra Nevada?
A. laid ten miles of track a day
B. lit fires to melt the deep snow
C. blasted tunnels through the rock
D. hammered the final golden spike
C. blasted tunnels through the rock
What does Mr. Krabs love more than life itself?
Money!
Morse Code
dots and dashes that made up letters so people could communicate
a person who plans and builds structures such as bridges and railroads
Engineer
True or False: Theodore Judah invented Morse Code.
FALSE! It was Samuel Morse.
6. How did the Pony Express work?
A. Riders carried the mail slowly.
B. Several riders went side by side.
C. One fast rider raced the whole way.
D. Riders passed mail to other riders.
D. Riders passed mail to other riders.
What is the name of the place that Spongebob lives?
Bikini Bottom!