Railroads outline questions with accurate answers
"Central Pacific all across Nevada... they were suppose to meet
wherever they meet" Ans✓✓✓ joined at *"promontory summit"* ...
(Golden Spike).. occurred in *1869*
"The Octopus a story of California" was written by Ans✓✓✓ Frank
Norris... The octopus refers to the railroads.
(explaining the railroad power of lands) when we first started the project
that companies were going to build RR, it was a good idea but who was
going to pay for it, the *government did not have money* Ans✓✓✓
The *railroad companies paid for this* with incentives. The government
offered two things,
1. *Government bonds* (promise to give you some money down the
line).
2.*land* (they gave them public land! for *every mile of track laid, they
rail road companies were given 20 sections*)
(quick bio- dont need to know)
- Leland Stanford: He ran a dry good store in Sacramento. His platform
"To protect the state from the dreads of Asia"
-Charles Crocker: Also a dry good merchant. Main guy for the
construction. Managed 15 thousand people. Ans✓✓✓ -Collis
Huntington- Partnered with Hopkins, they knew each other before. Vice
prez. of central pacific RR. Main guy for the political side of the project.
, - Mark Hopkins:Oldest of the group. The chill one of everyone. Kept
things stable. Did the finances.
4 out of every 5 workers were Chinese. Ans✓✓✓ Strobridge realized he
needed the Chinese.
And in the west? Ans✓✓✓ Some Irish. But their were someone lower
than the Irish- the *Chinese*
As early as the 1850's it was painfully apparent that very few gold
miners struck rich. It was promoted, but when you really went out there,
it was horrible. Gold dream was gone. Ans✓✓✓ It was hostile between
miners, resentment and more.
The white American miners become resentful against miners.
(Mexicans, Chinese, etc)
They had low tolerance for Mexicans, but 0 for the Chinese.
California's land ownership was locked into two main controllers! Who
were these groups? Ans✓✓✓ *Mexican land grants/ ranchos.............
and........... the railroads!*
Central pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad are the same!
Ans✓✓✓ Same thing, it changed names over time.
China was also here for gold... Most of the Chinese were from one
particular province which was Ans✓✓✓ The South East portion
"Central Pacific all across Nevada... they were suppose to meet
wherever they meet" Ans✓✓✓ joined at *"promontory summit"* ...
(Golden Spike).. occurred in *1869*
"The Octopus a story of California" was written by Ans✓✓✓ Frank
Norris... The octopus refers to the railroads.
(explaining the railroad power of lands) when we first started the project
that companies were going to build RR, it was a good idea but who was
going to pay for it, the *government did not have money* Ans✓✓✓
The *railroad companies paid for this* with incentives. The government
offered two things,
1. *Government bonds* (promise to give you some money down the
line).
2.*land* (they gave them public land! for *every mile of track laid, they
rail road companies were given 20 sections*)
(quick bio- dont need to know)
- Leland Stanford: He ran a dry good store in Sacramento. His platform
"To protect the state from the dreads of Asia"
-Charles Crocker: Also a dry good merchant. Main guy for the
construction. Managed 15 thousand people. Ans✓✓✓ -Collis
Huntington- Partnered with Hopkins, they knew each other before. Vice
prez. of central pacific RR. Main guy for the political side of the project.
, - Mark Hopkins:Oldest of the group. The chill one of everyone. Kept
things stable. Did the finances.
4 out of every 5 workers were Chinese. Ans✓✓✓ Strobridge realized he
needed the Chinese.
And in the west? Ans✓✓✓ Some Irish. But their were someone lower
than the Irish- the *Chinese*
As early as the 1850's it was painfully apparent that very few gold
miners struck rich. It was promoted, but when you really went out there,
it was horrible. Gold dream was gone. Ans✓✓✓ It was hostile between
miners, resentment and more.
The white American miners become resentful against miners.
(Mexicans, Chinese, etc)
They had low tolerance for Mexicans, but 0 for the Chinese.
California's land ownership was locked into two main controllers! Who
were these groups? Ans✓✓✓ *Mexican land grants/ ranchos.............
and........... the railroads!*
Central pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad are the same!
Ans✓✓✓ Same thing, it changed names over time.
China was also here for gold... Most of the Chinese were from one
particular province which was Ans✓✓✓ The South East portion
