Building a Railroad

When were the first railroads built in the U.S.A.

• 1830

• 1845

What would be special about the new railroad company?

• It would be the first to connect East and West

• It would be the first to connect the Moon and Mars

The railroad company that started in the East and worked Westward was the Union Pacific? True or False

• True

• False

Why was working on the railroad hard?

• Short hours, safe conditions, easy physical labor, mild weather

• Long hours, dangerous conditions, physical labor, harsh weather

What did the Native Americans call the train?

• Iron Horse

• Steel Horse

What was the very last railroad spike made of?

• SIlver

• Gold

_______ were hired to look and protect the cows.

• Farmers
• Cowboys

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

• the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources

• the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had

The men who wanted to steal the herd of cows were

• rustlers
• robbers

The were no stores along the train route for the workers to buy supplies. True or false

• True

• False