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Grade 5 The Frontier
The first Transcontinental Railroad was built between what years?
  1. 1834-1840
  2. 1846-1851
  3. 1863-1869
  4. 1882-1888
Grade 5 The Frontier
Jefferson wanted the Lewis and Clark Expedition to make contact with Native American tribes in order to establish trade with them.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
How long did the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 last?
  1. 3 days
  2. 45 days
  3. 101 days
  4. 229 days
Grade 5 The Frontier
During the Civil War, the heavily industrialized north had a much bigger railroad network than the south.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
Preferring canals, the federal government did not support the expansion of railroads during the 1850s.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
Wages and labor conditions were equal for all workers on the Transcontinental Railroad.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
The Pacific Railroad Act authorized the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
How many days did the Mexican Army besiege the Alamo?
  1. 3
  2. 8
  3. 13
  4. 22
Grade 5 The Frontier
Where was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?
  1. Los Angeles, California
  2. Promontory Summit, Utah
  3. Boulder, Colorado
  4. Omaha, Nebraska
Grade 5 The Frontier
Most of the maps made on the Lewis and Clark Expedition were inaccurate.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
The Lewis and Clark Expedition described 174 plant species and 134 animal species.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
Jim Bowie designed the Bowie knife.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
The defenders of the Alamo outnumbered the attackers.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
Jim Bowie became sick on the second day of the siege and did not fight for the remainder of the battle.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
Davy Crockett was a member of the U.S. House for the state of              Tennessee                             .
Grade 5 The Frontier
Railroads were a risky business, and nearly a fourth of the railroads failed by the end of the 19th century.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
By the end of the 19th century, the railroad industry was the largest employer in the United States.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
A goal of the Louis and Clark Expedition was to study the plant and animal life, and make contact with Native American tribes along their route.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 The Frontier
Which is not a reason that the California Gold Rush dramatically changed the US?
  1. increase in westward migration
  2. foreigners came from all over the world
  3. the gold rush only made the rich richer
  4. gold was being discovered by the common man
Grade 5 The Frontier

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What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?
  1. To give Native Americans a place to live
  2. To give African Americans and Mexican Americans free land
  3. To encourage settlers to move to the Great Plains
  4. To give settlers free land
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