Baltimore Polytechnic Institute October 4, 2011 U.S. History Mr. Green

The students will analyze the impact of the railroads by identifying the positive and negative effects of railroads on the nation’s economy Warm-up Question: Read “Historical Spotlight” on page 253 and examine the picture on page 255 and answer the following: 1. Why do you think railroads became a part of American culture in the late 1800’s? 2. What mood about railroad travel does the picture on page 255 express?

Railroads Span Time and Space 1 st railroad during the 1830’s 1856-Railroads expanded to the Mississippi Transcontinental Railroad-May 10, 1869 Central Pacific employed Chinese immigrants Union Pacific employed Irish immigrants and Civil War veterans Identify the pay structure for different ethnic groups that toiled on the Railroad. Explain any difference in pay.

Railroad time Many different local times made train travel and scheduling difficult November 18, 1883, railroad crews synchronized their watches U.S. adopted railroad time in 1918 Opportunities and Opportunists Iron coal steel lumber glass Explain how these industries were impacted by the railroads in a one paragraph response.

Pullman A town built for building the Pullman car Many restrictions on the residents of the town A violent strike in 1894 Credit Mobilier Stock holders in the Union Pacific RR formed this company to skim off the top by laying track 2-3 times the actual cost Grange and the RR Farmers angry with misuse of government land grants fix prices/keep farmers in debt charged different rates

Right of the federal government to supervise RR activities Not effective in the beginning because of legal challenges from the RR Panic of million out of work ¼ of the RR taken over by the banks

Identify 4 positive and 4 negative impacts the railroad had on the economy of the United States.

 Read Chapter 6 Section 3  Prepare for 5 Question Quiz over Chapter 6 Section 2 and 3