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Major Railroads in the United States, 1870
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MajorRailroadsintheUnitedStates,1870
• Inpartners:1. Analyzethemapsin“SettingtheStage”onpages466-67in
HistoryAlive!2. Labelasdirectedandanswerquestionsonthebackofyourmap
incompletesentences.
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1. TheeasternendoftheonlytraintrackacrosstheUnitedStatesin1870wasacityinNebraska(NE).Whichcitywasthat?Whichcitywasatthattrack’swesternend?Findbothcitiesonyourmapandunderlinetheirnames.• Easternend:Omaha,Nebraska• Westernend:Sacramento,California
2. Accordingtothepopulationdensitymapsinyourbook,howdidsettlementaroundOmaha,Nebraska,changebetween1870and1890?• PopulationdensityaroundOmaharosefrom2–45peoplepersquaremilein1870to18–45peoplepersquaremilein1890.
3. Thebuildersofthefirsttranscontinentalrailroadbeganateachendoftherouteandworkedtowardthemiddle.ThetwotracksmetattheGreatSaltLake.Circlewheretheymetonyourmap.Inwhichpresent-daystateistheirconnectingpointlocated?• TheconnectingpointislocatedinUtah.
MajorRailroadsintheUnitedStates,1870
4. Therailroadmapinyourbookshowsthatby1890,twomoretranscontinentalrailroadsconnectedSeattleandLakeSuperior.Drawthosetworailroadlines.ThroughwhichtwotownsdidthesouthernroutebetweenSeattleandLakeSuperiorpass?Throughwhichpresent-daystatesdidbothlinespass?• ThesouthernroutepassedthroughButteandFargo.BothlinespassedthroughthepresentdaystatesofWashington,Idaho,Montana,NorthDakota,andMinnesota.
5. By1890,arailroadlineconnectedDenverandAlbuquerquetothefirsttranscontinentalrailroad.Drawthatrailroadline.HowdidthepopulationnearAlbuquerquechangebetween1870and1890?HowdidthepopulationnearDenverchange?• ThepopulationnearAlbuquerquewentfromunder6peoplepersquaremilein1870to6–18peoplepersquaremilein1890.
• ThepopulationaroundDenverjumpedfromunder6peoplepersquaremileto18–45peoplepersquaremile.
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6. Drawthelinethatby1890hadextendedtherailroadfromIowaintowhatisnowSouthDakota.HowdidthepopulationofeasternSouthDakotachangeby1890?Howwassettlementaffectedatthewesternendofthisrailroadline?• ThepopulationofeasternSouthDakotawentfromunder6peoplepersquaremilein1870to6–45peoplein1890.
• Atthewesternendofthisline,thepopulationalsoincreasedto6–18peoplein1890.7. DrawthetworailroadlinesthatconnectedNewOrleansandSt.LouiswithFortWorth,Texas,in1890.How
didthepopulationaroundFortWorthchangebetween1870and1890?• ThepopulationaroundFortWorthincreasedfrom6–18peoplepersquaremilein1870to18–45peoplepersquaremilein1890.
8. DrawthetworailroadlinesrunningnorthwestfromMinneapolisthatwerecompletedbetween1870and1890.HowdidthepopulationofwesternMinnesotaandeasternNorthDakotachangeduringthatperiod?• ThepopulationsofwesternMinnesotaandeasternNorthDakotawentfromunder2peoplepersquaremilein1870to6–18peoplepersquaremilein1890.
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9.Basedonwhatyouhavelearnedfromthisactivityandonthemaps,doyouthinktherewasaconnectionbetweenrailroadsandwesternpopulationgrowth?Whyorwhynot?
Mostofthepopulationgrowthbetween1870and1890tookplacealongornearrailroadlines.RailroadsmadeiteasiertogetpeopleandproductsintoandoutoftheWest—whichmadefarming,business,andlifeingeneraleasierthere.
10.DoyouthinktheWest’spopulationgrewbecauseoftherailroadorbecausetherailroadfollowedpopulationgrowthtoplaceswherepeoplewerealreadyliving?Explainyouranswer.
