Question

All of the following describe Theodore Judah EXCEPT:

A. he built a railroad between Sacramento and Folsom
B. he became obsessed with building a railroad across the western half of the continent
C. he never graduated from college
D. he published a pamphlet in which he laid out his railroad plans
E. he surveyed routes over the Sierra Nevada

Answer 1

The correct answer is option C. he never graduated from college.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that does not describe Theodore Judah is C. he never graduated from college. Theodore Judah was a central figure in the early efforts to build a transcontinental railroad. He did indeed build a railroad between Sacramento and Folsom (A), became obsessed with building a railroad across the western half of the continent (B), published a pamphlet in which he laid out his railroad plans (D), and surveyed routes over the Sierra Nevada (E). Judah was a trained civil engineer, suggesting he had some formal education, unlike the description in option C indicating he never graduated from college.

Theodore Judah's efforts contrast with the exploitative business model of railroad magnate Jay Gould, who sought financial profit and controlled a vast network of railroad transportation. In constructing the First Transcontinental Railroad, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads, of which Judah was a part of the latter, built track between Omaha, Nebraska, and Sacramento, California; this feat was completed in 1869 and dramatically changed travel to the western United States.