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1
When the Central Pacific Railroad was formally incorporated, which of these four men became its president?
A)Theodore Judah.
B)Leland Stanford.
C)Charles Crocker.
D)Collis P. Huntington.
2
Theodore Judah was able to persuade Congress to finance the railroad because
A)many believed the Civil War made it a military necessity.
B)gold and silver in the West were important to the Union cause.
C)his survey showed that a railroad route across the Sierra was possible.
D)all of these.
3
President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 providing for
A)the Central Pacific to build eastward and the Union Pacific to build westward.
B)seizing Confederate assets to supplement the huge costs.
C)extensive loans and land grants from the federal government to both companies.
D)the Central Pacific to build eastward and the Union Pacific westward, with extensive loans and land grants from the federal government to both companies.
4
The federal government granted land adjoining the railroad to the railroad companies but kept an equal amount of land to
A)build public schools and universities.
B)incorporate new towns along the railroad route.
C)balance the control of power in the West.
D)keep railroad real estate prices in check once the railroad was completed and the land's value had increased.
5
Those who opposed the transcontinental railroad included
A)water and land transportation systems that feared competition.
B)Theodore Judah, once he recognized the greed motive of the Big Four.
C)the Vanderbilts and other jealous Eastern investors.
D)water and land transportation systems fearful of competition and Theodore Judah, once he recognized the greed motive of the Big Four.
6
The best and most reliable railroad builders were
A)unemployed miners.
B)white day-laborers.
C)Chinese laborers.
D)geologists and engineers.





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