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How did Congress support construction of the transcontinental railroad?
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What are four important support agencies in Congress?
There are approximately four important support agencies in Congress. The support agencies are the Congressional Budget Office, Congressional Research Service, General Accountability Office, and the Technology Assessment Office.
What was the problem with trumans fair deal?
it did not recieve support in congress
When is a bill acted on by the full membership of congress?
The full membership of the United States Congress considers a bill after it has been examined by a member or committee of Congress. Members of Congress present bills they support to the entire Congress for discussion and approval.
Farmers did not like high tariffs and railroad monopolies because they seemed to support what?
city government. industrialists. immigrants.
What stood in the way of Eisenhower's pursuing conservative domestic policies?
he had little support in congress
Why did the government support the construction of the Transcontinental railroad?
Troop movement
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.
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 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 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
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
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.
Do construction workers get family support?
no
What did congress do after republicans criticized federalist support for the war with France?
Congress did nothing
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.
