How did the development of the transcontinental rail line affect different people differently? Compare and contrast the impact of the railroad on two individuals or groups in American society. Include specific stories from the textbook chapter or module 4 to illustrate the impact on each group. Example: How did the impact on robber barons compare to the impact on workers? Eastern workers vs. Chinese workers in the West? Native Americans vs. Hispanic New Mexicans? Apaches vs. Plains Native Americans? Etc.

How did the development of the transcontinental rail line affect different people differently? Compare and contrast the impact of the railroad on two individuals or groups in American society. Include specific stories from the textbook chapter or module 4 to illustrate the impact on each group. Example: How did the impact on robber barons compare to the impact on workers? Eastern workers vs. Chinese workers in the West? Native Americans vs. Hispanic New Mexicans? Apaches vs. Plains Native Americans? Etc.