The Golden Spike

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The Golden Spike

• A Changing America
• Unit 6, Lesson 7
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Vocabulary

• transcontinental
• laborers
• pomp
• fabric
• thrive

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Spelling Review Greek Latin Roots

• graph
• port
• logy
• mot

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graph (to write)

• paragraph
• phonograph
• autograph
• graph
• geography
• graphics
• photograph

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port (to carry)

• support
• portable
• import
• important
• porter
• transport

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logy (to speak)

• biology
• technology
• apology
• geology

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mot (to move)

• motel
• motor
• remote