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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)
Union Pacific
____________________ miles
______________________, Nebraska
Geography:
Great Plains
Who were the Workers?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________Pacific
724 miles
______________________, California
Geography:
Sierra Nevada Mts
Who were the Workers?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
On May 10, 1869 where did Leland Stanford drives the spike in?
Montgomery, AL Promontory Point, UT San Francisco, CA
Sammy
Warm Up: Complete the Cause/Effect chart for the Transcontinental R.R. using appropriate terms from the word box. (Words only used 1x)
2. Manifest Destiny
Causes
3. Homestead Act
________________ _______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
1. Increase population
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 Central Pacific
Growth of towns/cities, businesses, and new industries
Railroad Pacific Act Omaha
Sacramento Indian Wars
KEY
Transcontinental Railroad Guided Notes Intro:
Problem
Transportation is key to the survival of communities out west
Solution
Build the Transcontinental Railroad
The nation needed a TRANSCONTINENTAL railroad in order to TRANSPORT goods from one coast to another.
People could use telegraphs to TRANSMIT messages from one coast to the other.
A TRANSATLANTIC ship sails across the Atlantic Ocean.
People often TRANATLANTIC, 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:
To encourage development of the Transcontinental Railroad, the government passed the RAILROAD PACIFIC ACT in 1862
Gave SUBSIDIES, or land and MONEY grants to aid R.R construction
Why were towns eager to pay for R.R companies to build tracks near their towns? EXPLAIN.
RAILROADS WOULD PROVIDE A MEANS FOR GOODS TO BE SHIPPED TO THAT CITY, THE CITY WOULD THRIVE IF IT HAD GOODS
____________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 PROMONTORY PT, UT
Predict. Why was the Union Pacific able to finish more railroad track than the Central Pacific?
FLAT PLAINS WERE EASIER TO BUILD RR THAN MOUNTAINS
KEY
Warm Up: Complete the Cause/Effect chart for the Transcontinental R.R. using appropriate terms from the word box. (Words only used 1x)
GOLD RUSH- prospectors search for gold from 1849-1858
MANIFEST DESTINY justifies westward expansion to promote Democracy and Christianity
Causes
HOMESTEAD ACT gov’t gives 160 acres of FREE land to settle for 5yrs
RAILROAD PACIFIC Act- government provides subsidies ($ and land) to encourage the growth of the railroad industry
Transcontinental Railroad
UNION Pacific
OMAHA, Nebraska
CENTRAL Pacific
SACRAMENTO, California
Ended the use of the Overland Trails
Faster, safer and cheaper
2. Increase population
3. Economic Effects
GROWTH OF TOWNS
Ranchers/Farmers
Effects
4. Conflict with the Indians
Decimation of the buffalo population from 100 million to 200
INDIAN WARS
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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