Westward expansion quiz review

Where were boom tones? Why were they called that?

Towns grew quickly because gold was discovered in that area

Where was most gold discovered

The West

Was everyone successful in a Boomtown

No not everyone was successful

Who completed the TCRR

Union Pacific and Central Pacific

How did the government encourage the companies to build the railroad? (Besides money)

By giving them land

What posed a problem for building the railroad from California

Mountains

Where was the TCRR unified at the end

Promontory Point , Utah

Who hired Chinese workers to work on the railroad

Central Pacific

How did the government pay the companies to build the railroad (Was it a flat fee, or by the amount of track laid down)

Amount of track laid down

Did the railroad companies string a Telegraph lines while building tracks

Yes

What are the positives of building the TCRR

• could travel the country faster

• Travel became cheaper

• Delivery of goods became easier

• It would be easier to defend the West if needed

• Created a lot of jobs

• Deforestation

• The killing of millions of buffaloes

• Air pollution