us history quiz 25

Question 1

Where in Utah was the first transcontinental railroad completed in 1869?

Answer 1

Promontory Summit

Question 2

Who was the Canadian-American promoter of the Great Northern?

Answer 2

James J. Hill

Question 3

What decade was the greatest decade of railroad growth in American history?

Answer 3

1880s

Question 4

What change to railway design made integrated railway systems possible?

Answer 4

standard gauge

Question 5

Who introduced the air brake in 1869, improving railway safety and efficiency?

Answer 5

George Westinghouse

Question 6

What rail innovation made the beef business more profitable?

Answer 6

refrigerator car

Question 7

What were settlers called who came to the Oklahoma Territory prior to its official opening?

Answer 7

sooners

Question 8

What was the most famous battle of the Sioux War of 1876-1877?

Answer 8

Little Big Horn

Question 9

Who wrote A Century of Dishonor?

Answer 9

Helen Hunt Jackson

Question 10

Which frontier woman became a star in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show and was nicknamed ‘Little Sure Shot’?

Answer 10

Annie Oakley