Railroads
Cattle Trails
Western Legends
100
What was the name of the railroad that ran across the United States?
The Transcontinental Railroad
100
The type of cow that was primarily living in Mexico and Southern Texas in the 1800s.
Longhorn Cattle
100
Who was the man who famously wrote:
Horace Greeley
200
The Eastern track of the Transcontinental Railroad started in _____________.
This team had to span much of the Great Plains and was made up of many immigrants, Civil War veterans, African Americans, and Native Americans.
Omaha, Nebraska
200
Cows are not native to North America. Where did the cows living in Texas come from?
Spain
300
The Western track of the Transcontinental Railroad began in ________________.
These workers were primarily Chinese immigrants and had to work over the Rocky Mountains.
Sacramento, California
400
The two teams met together in ______________, Utah.
Promontory Point, Utah
500
Name one of the two companies who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad.
- Union Pacific
- Central Pacific