1. The Transcontinental Railroad BY: Tiondria Mack http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.buzzle.com/img/articleImages/261765-5279-13.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.buzzle.com/articles/transcontinental-railroad.html&usg=__AP5mvRd_4vuETvRf0-gP4EtYo4Q=&h=233&w=350&sz=30&hl=en&start=36&sig2=r_tl_YRq833qvP_AjTMMJQ&zoom=1&tbnid=632t-ZOlhDxQHM:&tbnh=162&tbnw=224&ei=tXGVTanUOsqltweBw6GHDA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtranscontinental%2Brailroad%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D665%26tbs%3Disch:1%26prmd%3Divnsb0%2C11380%2C1138&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=924&vpy=239&dur=4155&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=40&ty=57&oei=d3GVTeLVFcXpgAe_ktjGCA&page=3&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:36&biw=1366&bih=665

2. Dreams and Thoughts The Railroad was first thought of in 1836. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2842581303_8a26947f4b.jpg&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/66382651%40N00/2842581303&usg=__fdHq6Lzc2Gqzzp61da4MXREJX9Y=&h=500&w=496&sz=126&hl=en&start=0&sig2=UycMFhQFjHU73DTjmzoSAw&zoom=1&tbnid=sB-J0VyhmYH97M:&tbnh=173&tbnw=185&ei=GXKVTcTdK4LJgQfnpPjOCA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsomeone%2Bthinking%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bwild%2Bwest%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D665%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=305&vpy=103&dur=4272&hovh=225&hovw=224&tx=122&ty=111&oei=GXKVTcTdK4LJgQfnpPjOCA&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0

3. purpose The purpose of the transcontinental railroad was to connect the east coast and the west coast in the United States.

4. Life before the white settlers http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.maps-charts.com/images/22-31%2520American%2520Indians2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.maps-charts.com/Prints_books_photos.htm&usg=__FWHs1Ye9ZLoew7Af6X2mO9sA6W0=&h=444&w=650&sz=56&hl=en&start=0&sig2=x0TvnAgsvR2dBJGPGUYFlw&zoom=1&tbnid=bNWUW0KkndMm-M:&tbnh=162&tbnw=190&ei=7eWVTe3jCMrJgQetp8m_CA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtranscontinental%2Brailroad%2Bnative%2Bamericans%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D665%26tbs%3Disch:1%26prmd%3Divns&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=504&vpy=295&dur=1280&hovh=185&hovw=272&tx=122&ty=112&oei=7eWVTe3jCMrJgQetp8m_CA&page=1&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0 Before the Railroad was started, the area was full of Buffalo and the was the home of Native Americans. Native Americans lived a traditional lifestyle.

7. The Founders of thetranscontinental railroad Leland Stanford Collis Huntington Mark Hopkins Charles Crocker

9. Stanford’s term ended in 1836, and decided to become president of the Central Pacific rather than continue to run as governor again in the state of California. http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s_z/stanford.htm

11. C.P. Huntington carried railroad number one.

12. The C.P. Huntington train was named after the third Southern Pacific Company president. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://parks.ca.gov/pages/668/images/1cphunt.jpg&imgrefurl=http://parks.ca.gov/%3Fpage_id%3D21608&h=229&w=324&sz=26&tbnid=KmDByauWkzHSDM:&tbnh=83&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dc.p.%2Bhuntington&zoom=1&q=c.p.+huntington&hl=en&usg=__T-2xjvm5uG4GvkSm9_FDn5qR_Nc=&sa=X&ei=KHGVTeHwD8TUgAfe8f3RCA&ved=0CDcQ9QEwAw

13. Mark Hopkins Hopkins ran the Central Pacific finances. Hopkins was a merchant in California. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hopkins,_Jr.

14. Charles Crocker Crocker was a dry foods merchant. Crocker was the supervisor of all the workers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Crocker

15. Advantages The Railroad travels from the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast. Economic growth increase in the West such as, farming, mining, and cattle-raising. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tcrr.com/Transcontinental-Railroad-map-wiki.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tcrr.com/&usg=__F2UymI77sKVYy9gU-1gPtzAcc2Q=&h=311&w=559&sz=45&hl=en&start=0&sig2=v1T1dMMapd19CGkcYwFQUA&zoom=1&tbnid=duDQ8pZUmzSqcM:&tbnh=111&tbnw=200&ei=iG-VTY3RHojcgQfIntDCCA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtranscontinental%2Brailroad%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D665%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=301&vpy=149&dur=179&hovh=167&hovw=301&tx=103&ty=88&oei=iG-VTY3RHojcgQfIntDCCA&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0

17. Workers did not accept low wages.

18. It was hard to attract workers due to difficult labor.http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.glogster.com/media/5/25/69/93/25699307.jpg&imgrefurl=http://gildedage.glogster.com/chinese-immigration/&usg=__zfBqS3nQVBv8y8lTLr0yicMWg8E=&h=349&w=492&sz=80&hl=en&start=0&sig2=SAuV7Rmz4jL9N5PM4AXU4Q&zoom=1&tbnid=qnCDJKQHSDvEaM:&tbnh=149&tbnw=199&ei=IGyVTYjOCJPogQeiz_3OCA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dchinese%2Bimmigrants%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D665%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C21&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=343&vpy=133&dur=1954&hovh=189&hovw=267&tx=113&ty=120&oei=IGyVTYjOCJPogQeiz_3OCA&page=1&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&biw=1366&bih=665

19. Chinese immigrants Due to hard labor, Crocker wanted to find workers that were dedicated. Chinese immigrants came to the United States to help create the railroad. Chinese immigrants accepted low wages and were hard workers.

21. The Union Pacific tracks join the Central Pacific Railroads. http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rail.html

22. the train has took off You could travel from San Francisco to New York. This destination would take only a few days rather than six months.

23. Europe to north America Europeans started to move in the United States when the Railroad was completed. When Europeans moved into the United States the amount of buffalo started to decrease. Europeans would shoot buffalo for fun. The land were the buffalo lived, later became farmland.

25. extras Population growth in the United States boasted due to the Transcontinental Railroad.

26. Railroad decreasing The railroad was the first fastest way to travel across the United Sates. The transcontinental railroad became less popular when other technology advancement begun such as…. Highways Automobiles Airplanes