Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What was most of the silver deep underground in rich streaks of ore
called?
a. | lodes | c. | rock gold | b. | gold dust | d. | booms |
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In boomtowns, people who dealt out their own brand of justice without benefit of
judge or jury were called
a. | subsidies. | c. | vigilantes. | b. | miners. | d. | busts. |
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When mining "booms" were followed by "busts," boomtowns
turned into
a. | gold towns. | c. | bust towns. | b. | ghost towns. | d. | mining towns. |
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Railroad construction was made possible by government financial aid and land
grants called
a. | gold grants. | c. | subsidies. | b. | boomtown loans. | d. | rail grants. |
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What railroad connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts?
a. | Atlantic railroad | c. | Pacific railroad | b. | Northern railroad | d. | transcontinental
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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6.
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____________________ is a rock from which gold is extracted.
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7.
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____________________ added stability to boomtowns by founding schools and
churches.
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8.
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The network of railroads in the United States expanded between 1865 and
____________________.
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9.
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The _________________________ hired Chinese laborers to work on its
tracks.
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Union Pacific workers laid ____________________ miles of railroad track.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | rich lode of silver-bearing ore | d. | time zones | b. | Promontory
Point | e. | Virginia City,
Nevada | c. | transcontinental |
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11.
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connecting the coasts
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12.
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Comstock Lode
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boomtown
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transcontinental railroad completion site
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created by railroad companies
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Short Answer
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16.
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What was the Comstock Lode?
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As the gold and silver disappeared, what other metals were mined?
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How did state and local communities help the railroads?
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19.
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Define transcontinental railroad?
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20.
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How did the railroads change how people measured time?
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