Lost Generation – No men

Lost Generation – No men Lincoln Johnson Radical Republicans

Lincoln Johnson Radical Republicans Ratify the 13th Amendment - Ban Slavery

Lincoln Johnson Radical Republicans Ratify the 13th Amendment - Ban Slavery Ratify the 14th Amendment - Citizenship

Lincoln Johnson Radical Republicans

Lincoln Johnson Radical Republicans

Troops are removed from the South Lincoln Johnson Radical Republicans

Transcontinental Railroad Why 1. Move crops & animals. 2. Move people west. 3. Gold & Silver Rush 4. Control Indians 5. Transport mail – east/west

Transcontinental Railroad Where Sacramento California – Omaha Nebraska (2000 miles) Pacific Railway Act Gave 10 square miles of land for 1mile of track laid. 10 Sq. Mi. 10 Sq. Mi. 10 Sq. Mi. 10 Sq. Mi.

Transcontinental Railroad Who Union Pacific Central Pacific Omaha WEST Sacramento EAST Builder ~ T. Durant Builder ~ T. Judah Workers Germans and Dutch Workers Irish and Chinese Problems Plains –weather Rocky Mountains Problems Sierra Nevada Salt lake Valley

Transcontinental Railroad Completion 1863 – May 10 1869 “Golden Spike” – Promontory, Utah New Records April 28, 1869 10 miles of track was laid in one day May 1869 You could go from Omaha to San Francisco in 4 day for $40 June 1876 a train went from New York to San Francisco in 83 hours.

Other Railroads in the West Union Pacific Central Pacific Great Northern Southern Pacific Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Page 580