Transcontinental Railroad Guided Notes Intro: Problem Transportation is key



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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



  1. 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)

  1. ________________ - prospectors search for gold from 1849-1858

  1. ________________ _____________- justifies westward expansion to promote Democracy and Christianity



Causes



  1. _____________________Act- gov’t gives 160 acres of FREE land to settle for 5yrs



  1. ________________ _______Act- government provides subsidies ($ and land) to encourage the growth of the railroad industry





Transcontinental Railroad



_________________ Pacific

___________________, Nebraska



  • Irish, African American

_________________ Pacific

___________________, California



  • Chinese





  1. 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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