Question

Choose the THREE items that CORRECTLY describe an aspect of the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Responses A It crossed the Rocky Mountains.It crossed the Rocky Mountains. B It crossed the Appalachian Mountains.It crossed the Appalachian Mountains. C Large numbers of Japanese immigrants were used in eastward construction.Large numbers of Japanese immigrants were used in eastward construction. D Large number of Irish immigrants were used in construction going westward.Large number of Irish immigrants were used in construction going westward. E Construction was completed before the end of the Civil War.Construction was completed before the end of the Civil War. F The Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met at Promontory Point, Utah, completing the project.

Answer 1

The THREE items that CORRECTLY describe aspects of the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad are:

A. It crossed the Rocky Mountains.
D. Large number of Irish immigrants were used in construction going westward.
F. The Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met at Promontory Point, Utah, completing the project.

Responses B, C, and E are incorrect. The railroad did not cross the Appalachian Mountains, large numbers of Chinese immigrants were used in the construction by the Central Pacific (not Japanese), and the railroad was completed after the Civil War ended.