Transcontinental Railway
Building A Nation
Conquering the Mountains
The Last Spike
Settling the West
100
These four provinces formed together on July 1, 1867 to form Canada.
What are Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario?
100
This is how much a railway worker made per day.
What is $1.50?
100
This is why the CPR had to tunnel through Roger's Pass.
What is there were avalanches and it was very steep?
100
He drove in the "Last Spike".
Who is Donald A. Smith?
100
This is the city that the railway reached in New Brunswick.
What is St.John?
200
In this year British Columbia joined Canada.
What is 1871?
200
This is how many men built the CPR in British Columbia.
What is 15,000?
200
This is how many kilometres of track had been laid by 1882.
What is 673?
200

This is when the company ran out of money.

When is 1885?

200
This is how the CPR avoided the problem of settler not knowing how to farm their own land.
What is sell ready-made farms?
300
This is the reason that the people of British Columbia decided to join the rest of Canada.
What is a promise was made to connect BC with the eastern provinces?
300
This is how long the track was from Port Moody to Eagle Pass.
What is 545km?
300
This surveyor looked for a pass through the mountains in 1881.
Who is Major A.B. Rogers?
300
This is the date that the last spike was driven in.
When is November 7, 1885?
300
This is how the CPR convinced people to settle in the West.
What is Sell the land for cheap prices?
400
This was Canada's first Prime Minister.
Who is Sir John A. MacDonald?
400
Workers from this foreign country played a large role in the building of the western section of the CPR.
What is China?
400
This is the name of the tunnel that went through Roger's Pass.
What is Connaught Tunnel?
400
This is what Crowfoot, chief of the Blackfoot, received in compensation for the CPR being built through their lands.
What is a lifetime pass on the CPR?
400
This is how much a small farm and large farm cost to purchase.
What is $1300 & $2500
500
This is the city that Canada's first Prime Minister was born in.
What is Glasgow, Scotland?
500
This man made approximately $15,000 per year overseeing the building of the CPR.
Who is William Van Horne?
500
This is why Mount MacDonald Tunnel was easier for heavier trains.
What is it had a gentle slope, and pusher locomotives were not necessary?
500
This is the name of the boy in the famous Last Spike photo, who was born on July 1, 1867.
Who is Edward Mallandaine?
500
This is how many ready-made farms the CPR developed between 1909 & 1919.
What is 762?
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