Transcontinental Railroad Impacts

Transcontinental Railroad

​Presentation - Mrs. Edwards Information Slides - Mr. Henderson

Open Ended

How long do you think it took to travel from the East Coast to the West Coast before railroads existed?

Open Ended

What led to the Pony Express going out of business?

Multiple Choice

Describe the impact of the Pacific Railway Acts of 1862 and 1864.

• These acts provided education and training for workers

• These acts provided loans and land grants to railroad companies

• These acts provided workers to build the railroad tracks

• These acts provided specific routes for the Transcontinental Railroad

Multiple Select

The Transcontinental Railroad was predominantly built by which 2 companies?

(Select 2 Choices)

• Central Pacific

• Georgia Pacific

• Union Pacific

• Western Pacific

Multiple Choice

Where were the majority of workers of the Central Pacific Company from?

• United States

• Ireland

• Germany

• China

Open Ended

Describe the Injustices of the Chinese workforce working with the Union Pacific.

​Workers had to break up the rock formations with explosives

​Sierra Nevada Mountain Range

a mass of snow heaped up by the wind

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​Snowdrift

​Central Pacific-

Built EAST

Started in Sacramento, CA​

​Union Pacific-

Built WEST

Started in Omaha, NE​

​Western Pacific-

Built Westernmost Portion​

Sacramento to San Jose

Draw

Depict the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad

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​Have I learned what I needed to learn from the lesson???……….

Today, we Learned about the Transcontinental Railroad

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I can Explain the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad on travel in America

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• I need the information explained to me again

• I can explain the impact with the help of my notes

• I'm an Expert on the impact and I can help any classmate that may not understand

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I can Discuss the hardships faced by workers building the Transcontinental Railroad

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• I need the information explained to me again

• I can explain the hardships with the help of my notes

• I'm an Expert on the hardships and I can help any classmate that may not understand