U3W5 Riding Rails West!

When did the first railroad come to the United States

• 1849

• 1841

• 1825

• 1900

What happened in 1841?

Fill in the vocabulary word (find it in the text and you must spell it correctly!): The new railroad made ________________ easier.

What did President Lincoln and congress agree on. There is more than one correct answer, so find them all.

• The railroad would take too long to build.

• A railroad should be built to connect East and West.

• A new rail line would make it easier, faster, safer and more comfortable to get across the United States.

• The railroad should only be in the western United States.

What is the most important thing trains transport now? (Answer must come from the text)

Where did most of the railroad workers come from?

• America

• Italy

• China

• New York

Fill in the blank with a vocabulary word (find it in the text and spell it correctly!) The population _____________ in western states because of the railroad.

What was it like for the people who were building the Transcontinental Railroad?

How do you feel when it snows?

• Love it! Like to watch it from inside and play in it outside!

• Don't like it!

• Want to play it.

• Like to stay inside and enjoy watching it.