Slide 1 Slide 2 The Two Railroads The Union Pacific 1. Built West, starting in Omaha, NE 2. Constructed by Irish Immigrants 3. Earned: 48K per mile over mts. 32K per…
1.Mr. Sutro Buys a Town Site12. Mr. Sutro Buys a Town Site The document described here (Figure 1) surfaced on a wellknown internet auction some years ago, billed as an autograph…
1. The “Wild” WestA Tale of Gold, Trains, Indians, andBuffaloBy Caitlin M. Palasinski 2. The Great Railroad Race• In 1848 gold was discovered in California.• A transcontinental…
1. Objective:To examine the creation of the transcontinental railroad. Do Now:Read the article “The Chinese Must Go” inUs and Them. Summarize at least3examples of anti-Chinese…
Industry Comes of Age 1865 - 1900 An Empire of Rails At the end of the Civil War the U.S. had 35,000 miles of railroad east of the Mississippi River Mostly localized &…
The First Transcontinental Railroad background route history aftermath contents: background The construction and operation of the line was authorized by the Pacific Railroad…
Transforming the West (1860s â 1900) Transforming the South and West (1860s â 1900) Themes 1.African Americans in the south 2.The national government dramatically impacted…
Industry Comes of Age 1865 - 1900 Building an Empire of Rails At the end of the Civil War the U.S. had 35,000 miles of railroad east of the Mississippi River. Mostly localized…
Chapter 18: Rise of Industrial America Chapter 18: Rise of Industrial America Important Figures Collis P. Huntington --Traveled to California during gold rush of 1849 --Partnered…