Unit 4 - Lesson 2 Building the Transcontinental Railroad Flashcards
transcontinental railroad
railroad that crossed the continent of Atlanta to the Pacific
invest
to buy something in hopes it will be worth more in the future
Leland Stanford collis p. Huntington mark Hopkins Charles crocker
Men who agreed to invest in the building of the transcontinental railroad. Known as the the big four
how did people think the transcontinental railroad benefit transportation
improve transportation between the East and West and help pull the country together. thought it would increase trade from Asia to United States
Theodore Judah
an engineer who planned a railroad route to California by crossing the Sierra Nevada
when did Juah and the Big Four form the Central Pacific Railroad Company
1861
what else happened in 1861 besides the creation of the Central Pacific Railroad Company
the civil war broke out in the United States
what is a civil war
war between groups of people in the same country
when did Congress pass the Pacific Railroad Act
in 1862
How did the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads work together from the Pacific Railroad Act
lay tracks and would meet in between the east and west
when were the first railroad tracks laid
1863
what problems did the railroads face
due to the Civil war there was not alot of workers to build the railroad
how were the Chinese workers treated
they were paid very little. they were the most workers for the Central Pacific. they did the most dangerous jobs
how did the US speed up the building of the transcontinental railroad
agreed to give each company thousands of acres of land and to lend money to each railroad company based on the amount of track the company laid.
how long did it take for the railroad to be competed and then was it completed
6 years. MAy 10, 1869
