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As a result of the construction of the transcontinental railroad settlement of the west increase true or false?
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What was the transcontinental railroad act?
The Transcontinental Railroad Acts, also known as the Pacific Railroad acts, were acts passed in the early 1860s to encourage the construction of the transcontinental railroad. Construction was incentivized by giving land and bonds to the railroad companies.
Construction on the first transcontinental railroad began in?
1866.
How did the transcontinental railroad open up the the west for settlement?
yes
Why did the government support the construction of the Transcontinental railroad?
Troop movement
How was the transcontinental railroad financed?
The transcontinental railroads was financed by the Railway Act of 1863, which financed the construction of the railroad through loans and land grants.
The first transcontinental railroad in the united states was completed in?
The construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad started in 1863 and was finished in 1869. When it was first completed, it was known as the Pacific Railroad.
Which act provide for the construction of the transcontinental railroad?
Pacific Railway Act.
What was the law that provided financial guarantees that assured the construction of the transcontinental railroad?
Pacific Railroad Act of 1862.
Which groups provided most of the labor for the construction of the transcontinental railroad?
The Irish & the Chinese.
Which development was most important to the settlement of the west?
completion of the Erie canal and of the transcontinental railroad
What was one of the biggest disagreements over the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Whether the railroad would start in the North or South.
Did the transcontinental railroad increase population?
No because Many men died from it.
