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Directions. Label the following on the map: Union Pacific route in BLUE and the Central Pacific in RED, Promontory Point, Utah, Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, and the Great Plains (pg. 627)
____________Pacific
____________________ miles
______________________, Nebraska
Geography:
_________________________________________
Who were the Workers?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________Pacific
____________________ miles
______________________, California
Geography:
_________________________________________
Who were the Workers?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
May 10, 1869 Leland Stanford drives the spike in _________________________, UT
Predict. Why was the Union Pacific able to finish more railroad track than the Central Pacific?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Warm Up: Complete the Cause/Effect chart for the Transcontinental R.R. using appropriate terms from the word box. (Words only used 1x)
________________ - prospectors search for gold from 1849-1858
________________ _____________- justifies westward expansion to promote Democracy and Christianity
Causes
_____________________Act- gov’t gives 160 acres of FREE land to settle for 5yrs
________________ _______Act- government provides subsidies ($ and land) to encourage the growth of the railroad industry
_________________ Pacific
___________________, Nebraska
_________________ Pacific
___________________, California
Ended the use of the Overland Trails
Faster, safer and cheaper
3. Economic Effects
______________________________________________________
Ranchers/Farmers
Effects
4. Conflict with the Indians
Decimation of the buffalo population from 100 million to 200
____________________
5. Introduction of _____________________
Key Terms:
Standard Time Zone Union Pacific Gold Rush Central Pacific
Growth of towns/cities, businesses, and new industries
Railroad Pacific Act Homestead Act Omaha Manifest Destiny
Sacramento Indian Wars
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Transcontinental Railroad Guided Notes Intro:
Problem
Solution
The ____________________________________ was built.
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
To encourage development of the Transcontinental Railroad, the government passed the ____________________________ Act in 1862
Gave __________________, or land and _______________ grants to aid R.R construction
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