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the Chinese chipped their way through the Sierra Nevada Mountains and they hung from baskets when they did it. they were a big help to the dangerous job of building the Transcontinental railroad.

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They worked on the transcontinental railroad and got about $1 dollar a day.

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When did the Chinese build the railroad?

The Chinese started building the Transcontinental railroad in 1863 and the Transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.


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The Irish, Chinese, and African Americans comprised the workforce on the Transcontinental Railroad.


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