Place the Union Pacific railroad and Central Pacific railroad meet?
What is Promontory Point, Utah
100
Law stating each citizen could file a claim for 160 acres of land.
What is the definition of the Homestead Act
100
The place where the Transcontinental Railroad started, and where it stopped
What is Sacremento, California to Omaha, Nebraska
200
$110 for the 1st, $80 for the 2nd, and $40 for the 3rd
What is the money the passengers have to pay to get on the train
200
The year it takes to own the land after improving it
What is 5 years
200
Difference of the time it takes for a journey of 1st and 3rd class
10 days
300
Blasting through the mountain, dealing with Native Americans, and extreme weather conditions
What was the hardships the railroad owners faced?
300
Land speculators tried totake advantage of a loophole in the Act which did not specify that the 12 x 14 dwelling had to be measured in feet not inches.
What is the way land speculators tried to get around the Homestead Act
300
the time the journey takes with a covered wagon
What is a year and four months
400
It connected the Eastern states with the Western states, speeded up travel, and increased the growth of the west.
What was the impact of the transcontinental railroad?
400
the amount of and given by the Homestead Act
What is 160 acres
400
The passengers brought food or ate very quickly on a short stop
How did the 3rd class passenger eat in the journey?
500
sat on uncomfortable, hard, wooden benches. Cars were often left detached or pulled by cargo trains.
What is the conditions of the 3rd class car
500
The year in which the Homestead Act was signed
What is 1862
500
The land the government gave to the railroad owners
How did the railroad owners get the land to use for teh railroad?