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Why did the government support the construction of the Transcontinental railroad?
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What were the pacific Railway Acts of 1862 and 1864?
it provided federal support for the building of the first transcontinental continental railroad and allowed the government to grant public land and issue bonds to fund construction of the railroad
Which side did the government support during the Pullman Strike?
The Federal government took the side of George M. Pullman because they belived that the railroad was more important than the well being of their workers. So they gave railroad companies huge grants and loans.
When did the transcontinental railroad start being built?
ANSWER:In Henry Clay's day "internal improvements" meant roads and canals. Later the burning question was the transcontinental railroad. Many companies were eager to lay tracks across the West, but all agreed that government help was necessary. The amount of money required to span the plains, mountains, and deserts of the West was more than any private corporation could muster. Nor were there yet enough people in the West to support the railroad. It would be sometime before such a venture was a paying proposition. No one thought of having the government build the railroad. It did not have the facilities. Besides, it had its hands full with the Confederacy.In 1862, Congress authorized the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads to build a railway across the West. The railroads planned to follow central route from Nebraska to northern California. To finance construction, the railroads were given millions of dollars in government bonds and a grant of public lands, amounting to alternate sections extending 20 miles on each side of the track. By 1869, iron rails bound the nation.
Why was a shift in western strategy in china after the boxer rebellion was to?
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What was the first common carrier railroad to be built in the US?
In 1862 Congress authorized construction of two railroads to link the Midwest and the West Coast. The Union Pacific Railroad extended westward from Nebraska; the Central Pacific Railroad went eastward from the Pacific Ocean. The two railroads met at Promontory Summit in Utah. That was the first railroad to connect the two coasts But there were railroads all over the east coast long before 1862. The first commercial railroad in the US. In 1810 a merchant named Thomas Leiper designed and built a railroad connecting Crum Creek to Ridley Creek Pennsylvania. It was closed in 1829, but in 1887 it became the Crum Creek Branch of the Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad. The first railroad built in US... The first railroad built in the US is the Granite Railroad in Quincy, Mass. It was non workable due to the fact that the tracks weren't built strongly to support the train, so when trains started to move on the Granite Railroad, the tracks would break apart.
What did the pacific railway of 1862 do?
it provided federal support for the building of the first transcontinental continental railroad and allowed the government to grant public land and issue bonds to fund construction of the railroad
What did the Pacific Act of 1862 do?
it provided federal support for the building of the first transcontinental continental railroad and allowed the government to grant public land and issue bonds to fund construction of the railroad
What did pacific railway act of 1862 do?
it provided federal support for the building of the first transcontinental continental railroad and allowed the government to grant public land and issue bonds to fund construction of the railroad
What were the pacific Railway Acts of 1862 and 1864?
it provided federal support for the building of the first transcontinental continental railroad and allowed the government to grant public land and issue bonds to fund construction of the railroad
Douglas proposed this bill as a compromise so that he would get support from Southerners on which issue?
The construction of a transcontinental railroad that would start in Chicago, Illinois.
Who were the railroad republicans?
The railroad republicans were the Republican platform who specifically pledged not to extend slavery and called for enactment of free-homestead legislation, prompt establishment of a daily mail service, a transcontinental railroad and support of the protective tariff.
Before the Civil War the railroad that benefited most from federal support for line construction was?
Illinois Central
Farmers did not like high tariffs and railroad monopolies because they seemed to support what?
city government. industrialists. immigrants.
Does the federalist support loose or strict construction?
A weak central government. a confederation, and individual rights.
What were the problems that plagued the building of the Transcontinental Rail Road?
Labor, geography, climate were the main problems. Much of the railroad had to be built in inhospitable climates with little or no infrastructure to support the massive worker populations. This led to high mortality rates.
Which side did the government support during the Pullman Strike?
The Federal government took the side of George M. Pullman because they belived that the railroad was more important than the well being of their workers. So they gave railroad companies huge grants and loans.
When did the transcontinental railroad start being built?
ANSWER:In Henry Clay's day "internal improvements" meant roads and canals. Later the burning question was the transcontinental railroad. Many companies were eager to lay tracks across the West, but all agreed that government help was necessary. The amount of money required to span the plains, mountains, and deserts of the West was more than any private corporation could muster. Nor were there yet enough people in the West to support the railroad. It would be sometime before such a venture was a paying proposition. No one thought of having the government build the railroad. It did not have the facilities. Besides, it had its hands full with the Confederacy.In 1862, Congress authorized the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads to build a railway across the West. The railroads planned to follow central route from Nebraska to northern California. To finance construction, the railroads were given millions of dollars in government bonds and a grant of public lands, amounting to alternate sections extending 20 miles on each side of the track. By 1869, iron rails bound the nation.
