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1. During which decade was the First Transcontinental Railroad constructed?

2. Which route did Congress select for the First Transcontinental Railroad?

3. Which president signed the Pacific Railroad Act into law?

4. What railroad company started in California and worked their way east?

5. How were the railroad companies paid?

6. Most of the workers for the Union Pacific Railroad came from what country?

7. True or False: Native Americans were happy to have the railroad running through their land.

8. In what state did the two railroads finally meet?

9. Around how long was the First Transcontinental Railroad?

10. Which of the following was NOT a state that the railroad passed through?