Building the Transcontinental Railroad – WEBQUEST

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Building the Transcontinental Railroad ? WEBQUEST

DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions

after reading the webquest article on the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

1) According to the 1st paragraph of the article why was the Transcontinental

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Railroad one of the United States' greatest

technological advancements?

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2) What was the timeline and cost for a first-class sleeper car on the Transcontinental Railroad?

How many days until arrival:

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Ticket cost:

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3) Why did the Chinese workers on the Central Pacific line initially work at a slower pace than workers on the Union Pacific line? _______________________________________________________

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4) What groups of immigrants worked on the Transcontinental Railroad project? _______________________ & _______________________

5) How long did it take to build the Transcontinental Railroad? In your judgment, why did it take that long to build? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 6) What were two of the dangers for workers on the Transcontinental Railroad project that you read about in the article? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

7) How were the Plains Indians viewed by railroad builders? Use explicit evidence from the text to support your answer. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

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8) What were some effects of the railroad on American culture? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 9) According to the article, who did the Transcontinental Railroad unite? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 10) Summarize the article you read. Your summary should include: a) an introductory statement or sentence that outlines the GIST of your webquest article, b) two important "big ideas" you learned from the article, c) a final summary sentence that reinforces the GIST of the text. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

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