Transcontinental Railroad
Storyboard Text
- Welcome to the beginning of the Transcontinental Railroad!
- I will unite the east and west by rail!
- Union Pacific and Central Pacific
- Workers involved in constructing the railroad
- A man named Theodore Judah had a dream to build a railroad that covered the east and west. His resilience led him to Congress and he helped pass the Pacific Railroad Act.
- Specific names for workers
- There were two railroads, the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific. The Central Pacific started in California and moved east whereas the Union Pacific started in Nebraska and moved west.
- Tools used
- The Chinese played an immense role in building the Transcontinental Railroad. They were given more work and dangerous tasks due to racist efforts.
- Railroad complete!
- A gandy dancer was someone who aligned the rails. A hogger was the driver of the train. The ironmen laid the rails onto the ties.
- Many tools were used such as a maul (hammer), shovels, crowbars, tamping bars, and fishplates.
- At last the railroad was completed on May 10, 1869. People everywhere gathered for the final spikes to be nailed on the railroad. In celebration, a golden-spike was nailed on the railroad. They named the location Camp Victory because it was where the railroad was complete.
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