The Chinese Railroad Workers

What wast the biggest challenge for the Central Pacific RR?

• Extremely hot

• No workers

• No supplies

• Little or no horses

What are laborers?

• mountains

• railroad

• workers

• buffalo

The ____________ ______________ started late, but was soon laying more track than the Central Pacific.

• Rail line

• Coastal Rail

• Pacific Coast

• Union Pacific

Who did the Central Pacific hire to work for them?

• Chinese immigrants

• Russian immigrants

• Native Americans

• Canadian residents

What percentage of workers were Chinese?

• 10%

• 50%

• 90%

• 25%

White workers were paid $30 and _____________ to work for the railroad3

• free food and housing

• free rides

• free water

• free bed to sleep in

Chinese workers lived in _________________.

• teepees

• isolated camps

• the forest

• tiny houses

One of the most important members of each camp was its _____________.

• young men

• cook

• chief

• worker

What was the first obstacle when constructing the railroad?

• the mountains

• the wild animals

• the Native Americans

• the water

Did the railroad let the Chinese celebrate the completion of the RR?

• YES

• NO