Transcontinental Railroad
Indian Wars & Little Bighorn
Robber Barons
Inventors and Inventions
100

Which immigrant group worked primarily worked for the Central Pacific?

Chinese

100

What U.S. Army officer led the 7th Cavalry at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

George Armstrong Custer

100

The exclusive control of the supply trade and price of a good is a ....

monopoly

100

This inventor is famous for creating the light bulb.

Edison

200

What natural obstacle did the Central Pacific have to cross while building eastward?

The Sierra Nevada Mountains

200

Which Native American leaders were associated with the Battle of Little Bighorn?

Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull

200

 Which businessman built a massive steel empire?

Andrew Carnegie

200

Alexander Graham Bell is best known for inventing this communication device.

Telephone

300

What technology did the railroad workers use to get through the mountains?

Nitroglycerin

300

What was the result of the Battle of Little Bighorn?

Native American forces defeated Custer and his troops.

300

Which businessman became known for his control of railroads?

Cornelius Vanderbilt

300

Thomas Edison helped develop this invention, which allowed people to record and play back sound.

Phonograph

400

 Where did the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet?

 Promontory Summit, Utah

400

What was the school that assimilated Native Americans into Western Culture

Carlisle 

400

Which businessman was a powerful banker and helped consolidate major companies and railroads?

J.P. Morgan

400

This man invented a process to make steel stronger.. 

Henry Bessemer

500

How many days did it take to get from east to west after the railroad was complete?

4

500

What groups of Native Americans fought the US military at the Battle of Little Bighorn

Lakota and the Cheyenne

500

What was the name of the Oil company Rockefeller started?

Standard Oil

500

Alexander Graham Bell created this modern telephone company 

A T and T