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Railroads Transform a Nation

Railroads Transform a Nation. Chapter 1-1 Grade 8 Social Studies. Knowing what you know now about industrialization…. Give 5 reasons that Railroads are important for industrialization. Give 5 ways that they promote the growth of large cities.

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Railroads Transform a Nation

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  1. Railroads Transform a Nation Chapter 1-1 Grade 8 Social Studies

  2. Knowing what you know now about industrialization… Give 5 reasons that Railroads are important for industrialization. Give 5 ways that they promote the growth of large cities. The first person to give me the mystery answer wins a new car.

  3. The Transcontinental Railroad Nebraska to California Started at both ends and met at Promontory Point, Utah Helped cities in California grow, shipped goods to the west coast. The United States gets bigger and smaller at the same time. 1862-1869 Industrialization question?

  4. The Chinese The Western part of the railroad was built by Chinese immigrants Prior to railroads, Asian access to the United States was only found on the west Coast 700 miles, more difficult terrain, more mountains. Use of explosives http://cprr.org/Museum/Chinese.html

  5. The Irish The eastern part of the railroad was built by mostly Irish immigrants Irish, as with African Americans and Chinese are not treated as equal citizens. Due to differences in religion and culture. Irish are Catholic, British in America are Protestant Northern European immigrants from Germany are Protestant, and thus treated more fairly. Most Irish came to America fleeing the “Great Famine”

  6. The Two Sides Meet #1. Where are the Chinese? #2. If there are Irish in this picture, do they look like the picture from the previous slide? What does this tell you about the racial motives of this picture?

  7. The Great Plains The “Breadbasket” of the United States Originally grasslands Spread over the central part of the United States Between the Appalachian Mountains and Rocky Mountains How did the industrial revolution change agriculture?

  8. The Great Plains

  9. Solar Time Prior to the industrial revolution, people relied on the height of the sun in the sky Each city would have its own time Watches existed, but obviously the industrial revolution caused them to be more accurate and mass produced.

  10. Standard Time Time needed to be standardized Train arrivals and departures change the need for proper time. For the first time ever, people are moving at a fast enough rate that time needs to be adjusted Your weeks or month long trip may now only take a few days Telegraph make transfer of time instantaneous.

  11. Frontier People moved west with trains serving as lifelines Frontier lands could be claimed, they were unowned Many Native Americans suffered from these advances Goods could be transported and sold. Small settlements could become cities.

  12. Do Now! Define all key terms and explain importance (2 sentences) PG 69: 2, 4, 5, 9

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