The document discusses the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States in the mid-1800s. The US government wanted to build a railroad connecting the east and west coasts. Many eastern states wanted to be the starting point, while Congress chose Chicago. However, Nebraska needed to become a state first to make the route work. The South wanted the Missouri Compromise repealed so that Nebraska could join the union as a slave state, further exacerbating tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery and western expansion.

1. Slavery & Western
Expansion
Ch.6 Sec.1 (Part 2)
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2. The Transcontinental Railroad
S Transcontinental Railroad
S The US Govt wanted to built a railroad from the
east to west coast
S Many Eastern states applied to have the start
point
S Congress chose Chicago, but needed to turn
Nebraska into a state to make it work
S The South wanted the Missouri Compromise
repealed so Nebraska could become a slave state

4. Section Review
S In what ways did the U.S. Govt try to deal with the slavery
issue in the territories?
S Explain the Fugitive Slave Act and how it divided North &
South
S Explain how the transcontinental railroad debate divided
North & South