first transcontinental railroad lesson
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California
NevadaUtah
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New MexicoArizona
Colorado
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
WashingtonIt is the year 1860
You want to go from
Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, California. . Omaha, NebraskaOmaha, Nebraska to
OmahaSacramento
How do you get there?(Click on a mode of transportation)
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That’s 1,775 miles!
Train Car
Wagon
California
NevadaUtah
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New MexicoArizona
Colorado
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
OmahaSacramento
YOU GOT IT!YOU GOT IT!
There were no train tracks running west in 1860. Pioneers needed to use a wagon to move west.
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How long would How long would this trip take? this trip take?
5 weeks
5 months
or
(Click to find out)
It’s 18601860. There was nono railroad tracks running from Nebraska to California. Railroads were developed in the eastern states but there were no tracks in the Westno tracks in the West.
Click on button and try another mode of transportation.
It’s 18601860. The first practical automobile was not invented until 1885 by Karl Benz. There were no cars or roads for pioneers to use in 1860.
Click on button and try another mode of transportation.
California
NevadaUtah
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New MexicoArizona
Colorado
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
OmahaSacramento
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How much will this trip How much will this trip cost?cost?
$100
$1000
or
(Click to find out)
Some expenses:Some expenses: Wagon Oxen Cows Camping material 5 month’s food supply
California
NevadaUtah
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New MexicoArizona
Colorado
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Omaha
All right, All right,
The wagon’s The wagon’s loaded…loaded…
The family’s ready…The family’s ready…
Let’s head west…Let’s head west…
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My sister has cholera!
We need to get our wagon across
a river…It’s so hard to go
through these mountains!
We got held up by bandits! They
took everything!Finally made it! 5 months and 14
days later!
Sacramento
Hardships on the Wagon Trip:- Sickness
- Getting across rivers- Dealing with stealing
- Going through mountains
Going by wagon was never cheap, short or easy!Going by wagon was never cheap, short or easy!
So, in 18621862, the USA decided build a railroad that would
connect the East to the West.
Building the First Transcontinental
Railroad
The job was given to two companies
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started building from Sacramento, CaliforniaSacramento, California
started building from Omaha, NebraskaOmaha, Nebraska
First spike: October 26, 1863 First spike: July 10, 1865
Central PacificCentral Pacific Union Pacific Union Pacific
- Chinese immigrants - European immigrants
Who worked on the Railroad?
California
NevadaUtah
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New MexicoArizona
Colorado
South Dakota
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Montana
Idaho
Oregon
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Omaha
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Sacramento
Let’s see how the Let’s see how the railroad grew.railroad grew.
A Central Pacific trackA Central Pacific track
A Union Pacific trackA Union Pacific track
Question:Which company put down more tracks?
(Click on one of the companies below )
or
Look carefully at the map. Does the Central Pacific Central Pacific Railroad CompanyRailroad Company have more tracks than the Union Union Pacific Railroad CompanyPacific Railroad Company?
Click on button and look carefully at the map.
Correct!
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NevadaUtah
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
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Colorado
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Omaha
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Sacramento
A Central Pacific trackA Central Pacific track
A Union Pacific trackA Union Pacific track
Remember:
The Union Union Pacific Railroad Pacific Railroad CompanyCompany put down more tracks than the Central Pacific Central Pacific Railroad Railroad CompanyCompany.
Question:Question:
California
NevadaUtah
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New MexicoArizona
Colorado
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Omaha
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Sacramento
Promontory Summit
A Central Pacific trackA Central Pacific track
A Union Pacific trackA Union Pacific track
Remember:
Why did the Central Pacific Central Pacific Railroad Company Railroad Company put down less tracks?
Answer:Answer:
The Central Pacific railroad had to tunnel through the Sierra Mountain Range first. The Union Pacific railroad laid tracks on the Plains first.
California
NevadaUtah
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
New MexicoArizona
Colorado
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Omaha
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Sacramento
Promontory Summit
A Central Pacific trackA Central Pacific track
A Union Pacific trackA Union Pacific track
Remember:
May 10, 1869:May 10, 1869:
The two companies met at Promontory Summit in Utah.
Together, the presidents of both railroad companies drove a golden spike into the railroad at Promontory Summit in Utah, finally connecting the East and the West.
How the Railroad changed Travel
Aspect of Travel
Before Railroad After Railroad
Cost
Speed
Safety
Comfort
How the Railroad changed Travel
Industry Impact
Steel
Lumber
Coal Mining
Impact of the Railroad
All Industries Settlement
Impact of the Railroad
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