Building the Transcontinental Railroad

Why did the Central Pacific hire so many Chinese workers?

• The American generally preferred Chinese workers.

• The Chinese had experience building railroads.

• The Chinese were diligent and effective workers.

Why did Crocker remind Strobridge that the Chinese had built the Great Wall of China.

• To show the Chinese could do demanding work

• To demonstrate knowledge about Chinese history

• To bring harmony between Chinese and white workers

When white workers plotted to drive off the Chinese workers, Charles Crocker --

• offered the white workers more money to stay on the job

• threatened to replace all the whites with Chinese workers

• encourage them to follow through with their plans

T/F. Chinese were capable of taking hard tasks no matter the risk as they were known of building the Great wall of China.

• True

• False

Why were Chinese out of history?

• because Americans tried to keep their effort in building the transcontinental railroad a secret and they were not considered relevant to the story of building that railroad

• because Chinese does not want to reveal it

• because Americans want to protect them

T/F. Chinese were disliked because of good qualities instead of their bad ones.

• True

• False

The Chinese immigrants provided:

• materials

• 
  vast pool of cheap, plentiful, and easily exploitable labor.

• water

What event was going on in the 1840's that was bringing many people out to California?

• Civil War

• Gold Rush

• Plague