Agenda for 9/18

1. Maine Map Quiz #3

2. Today's article: Chinese-Americans on track to learn history of railroad-worker ancestors

• More about Chinese workers on the Transcontinental Rail Road

3. What is was the Transcontinental Railroad? More information about it's impact on America.

4. Read more about the railroad and how it was built.

5. Transcontinental RR video

1. Describe at least three obstacles/challenges faced by railway workers.
2. Describe President Abraham Lincoln's involvement in the Transcontinental Railroad.
3. Explain how the railroads were funded.
4. What groups provided labor for the railroad construction?  Describe the role of Chinese and Irish workers in the railroad construction.
5. Explain why Native Americans were angered by the Transcontinental Railroad.
6. Identify the places where the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads began their construction.  Where did the two railroads meet?
7. Why did the government play such a large role in the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.
8. Using this map of the railroad, identify the body of water that is located near where the Union Pacific and Central Pacific met.
9. The map (above) shows that the Union Pacific Railroad was able to lay more miles of track than the Central Pacific Railroad.  Why do you think that is?
10. Assess the importance of the Transcontinental Railroad.  Why was it important?  How did it change the country?