Chinese Immigrants on the Transcontinental Railroad | Teaching with Primary Sources

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Classroom Material
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Maryland Public Television MPT Teaching with Primary Sources primary sources transcontinental railroad Chinese immigrants Westward expansion Union Pacific Railroad Chinese massacre Rock Springs Rock Springs massacre immigrant labor railroad workers
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Chinese Immigrants on the Transcontinental Railroad | Teaching with Primary Sources

This inquiry kit features Library of Congress sources that examine the role and impact of Chinese immigrants during the Westward Expansion.

Thinking Questions

  • Chinese immigrants were important to the move west because .
  • Why did Chinese workers keep working on the railroad in such bad social, living and work conditions?
  • Why were Chinese immigrants treated so badly?
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PBS Learning Media

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