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Title: The Golden Spike


1
The Golden Spike
  • A Changing America
  • Unit 6, Lesson 7
  • http//www.opencourtresources.com

2
Vocabulary
  • transcontinental
  • laborers
  • pomp
  • fabric
  • thrive

3
transcontinental
  • The ceremony marked the completion of the
    transcontinental railroad.
  • Our transcontinental journey started in
    California and ended in New York.
  • stretching across a continent

4
laborers
  • Mostly Irish and Chinese laborers had borne the
    brunt of the work.
  • The farm laborers worked hard in the fields.
  • people who work for pay

5
pomp
  • With great pomp, Stanford picked up a
    silver-headed sledgehammer.
  • Festive marching bands added to the pomp of the
    parade.
  • a magnificent display or ceremony

6
fabric
  • On that day the fabric of American life changed
    forever.
  • The fabric of the company became unstable when
    the mangers quit.
  • an underlying structure or foundation

7
thrive
  • America finally had the technological means to
    grow and thrive.
  • This plant will thrive if given the right
    amount of water and sunlight.
  • to do well, to be successful, healthy, or strong

8
Vocabulary
  • transcontinental - stretching across a continent
  • laborers - people who work for pay
  • pomp - a magnificent display or ceremony
  • fabric - an underlying structure or foundation
  • thrive - to do well, to be successful, healthy,
    or strong

9
Spelling Review Greek Latin Roots
  • graph
  • port
  • logy
  • mot

10
graph (to write)
  • paragraph
  • phonograph
  • autograph
  • graph
  • geography
  • graphics
  • photograph

11
port (to carry)
  • support
  • portable
  • import
  • important
  • porter
  • transport

12
logy (to speak)
  • biology
  • technology
  • apology
  • geology

13
mot (to move)
  • motel
  • motor
  • remote
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