CHAPTER 5: CHANGES ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER AMERICA SETTLES THE WEST- LATE 19 TH CENTURY.
Date Mnemonics Event Words Date Words Pictures of Both.
The Two Railroads The Union Pacific 1. Built West, starting in Omaha, NE 2. Constructed by Irish Immigrants 3. Earned: 48K per mile over mts. 32K per.
THE STUDENT WILL DESCRIBE THE GROWTH OF BIG BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS AFTER RECONSTRUCTION. Standard 11.
Chapter 18 THE INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY America Past and Present Eighth Edition Divine Breen Fredrickson Williams Gross Brand Copyright 2007, Pearson.
1 The West Transformed (1860-1896) A California Gold Mine in 1849.
RAILROADED: THE LIMITS OF NATIONAL EXPANSION Week Two.
America: The Story of Us Heartland Video Guide. 1. What was the biggest obstacle in the way of building the transcontinental railroad? The Sierra Nevada.
Frederick Jackson Turner: The Frontier in American History.
Chapter 17 Review. The act of Congress which gave free land in the West to anyone who would farm it for 5 years is known as what? The Homestead Act.
1 Passenger Rail Solutions – Balanced Approach 2009 Ark-La-Tex Rail Summit May 9, 2009 – Marshall, TX Joe Adams, Vice President – Public Affairs.
Immigration Push Factors – Population growth Land in Europe became scarce which led to overcrowding – Agricultural Changes New ways of farming, pushed.