2. The First Transcontinental Railroad 裴迪 5090309559 LOGO

3. The Building of the Railroads Built in 1860s Two companies –Central Pacific Railroad Company –Union Pacific Railroad Company Met and joined railroad in Promontory, Utah Date of completion 10 May 1869 By 1893 there were 6 major railroad companies LOGO

4. Why did America need Railroads? Communication from East to West was not very good Travelling time from East to West took more than 6 months The U.S. needed to keep up with other countries Trade links with China and Japan Help to bring law and order to the West

5. Effect of the Railroads: Quick and easy travel to the West Previous methods –Wagon Train –Foot –By boat –Pony Express The railroad turned a 6 month journey into a maximum of 8 days

6. the start of the first transcontinental railroad In 1862,Congress granted land and loans for the building of first transcontinental railroad to tie California to the rest of the Union. On July 1,1862,President Abralam Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act,authorizing the Union Pacific Railroad Company to exend westward across the Great Plains from Omaha,Nebraska,and the Central Pacific Railroad Company to extend eastward across mountain passes in sierras from Sacramento,California.

7. A ccomplishment of The First Transcontinental Railroad May 10,1869 Promontory Point, Utah A golden spike was driven into the ground to mark the lingking of Atlantic and Pcific states

8. The great enterprise had its share of shady espisodes by threatening to bypass a town,a powerful railroad could extract important concessions on rights of road,taxes and loans.

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