Railroad Expansion Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

What effect does railroad expansion have on industry?
Growth in US after the war can attribute mostly to growth of railroads
Development of new towns in the west and quicker transportation in cities with subways street cars ect.

Describe how the transcontinental railroad comes to be:
Gov help out through providing loans and providing land grants.
In 1863, simultaneously Central Pacific started laying track in Omaha heading west in an effort to connect.

Describe the effect the transcontinental railroad had on Chinese immigrant:
Central Pacific Used Chinese Immigrants working under harsh conditions and with little regard for their safety as they chipped.

Describe the effects of the transcontinental railroad:
Tied nation together, moved products and people, and stimulated industrial growth