Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
Chapter 7, Lesson 3, Building the Railroad (pp. 173-177)
I. Laying the Tracks
B. Winter made construction even more dangerous.
II. Looking for Workers
B. The Big Four hired many Chinese laborers. Their skill and
sacrifice contributed greatly to the construction of the railroad.
III. The Great Finish
B. After years of hard work, the two coasts of the United States were linked
by the transcontinental railroad.
Lesson at a Glance Outline
A. The battles between the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroad crews made
construction more difficult than it already was.
A. The early railroad construction was done by laborers from California.
A. The Central Pacific and Union Pacific crews agreed to join tracks
at Promontory Point, Utah.
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