The Rise of Railroads

Girls, make sure to keep your Frederick Jackson Turner handouts, and bring them with you to class. We will cover it first thing. Now, on to your reading questions:

1. Approximately how many miles of railway had been laid in the United States by 1900? (Round up.)
2. Describe the relationship between the railroads and the US Government. Was it mutually beneficial? How?
3. How did US Congress use wartime arguments to lay the foundation for a transcontinental railroad?
4. When did the Central and Union Pacific railways meet in Ogden, Utah, marking the completion of the Transcontinental railroad?
5. ID: Cornelius Vanderbilt
6. What does it mean to say that the railroads were the first "big-business" in the US? Provide details.
7. What affect did the railroads have on time zones?
8. Describe the negative aspects of the railroad

STOP AT "MIRACLES OF MECHANIZATION"