Name ________________________________
Transcontinental Railroad Guided Notes Intro:
Problem
Solution
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Directions: Many new words are formed by using a word and adding a prefix. A prefix is a part of the word that adds a special meaning to the root word. For example, the word transcontinental has many parts. The root word is continent. The prefix is trans, which means across. Therefore, transcontinental means across the continent. Choose the words from the word box that best fits the blank and fill it in. You will use each word ONCE.
Transmit Transatlantic Transcontinental Transfer Transport
The nation needed a ________________________railroad in order to _____________________ goods from one coast to another.
People could use telegraphs to __________________ messages from one coast to the other.
A __________________________ ship sails across the Atlantic Ocean.
People often ______________________, or move from one school to another.
Problem:
Northerners and Southerners argued over whether the R.R. route should run through the North (Central route) or South
Solution:
The U.S. chose which route: Northern Southern
Why was this route chosen?
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To encourage development of the Transcontinental Railroad, the government passed the ____________________________ Act in 1862
Gave __________________, or land and _______________ grants to aid R.R construction
Why were towns eager to pay for R.R companies to build tracks near their towns? EXPLAIN.
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