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Chinese workers, also known as "The Celestials" were honored to place the last of the rails that would connect the coasts of the continent in 1869. Despite much castigation and discrimination in the California gold fields, the Chinese workers took the jobs no one else would, sometimes dangling from ropes to drill holes in the sides of mountains and placing explosives (nitroglycerin) that no one else would touch. Their names are lost to history.
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What did the Chinese do on the transcontinental railroad?
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.
How did Chinese immigrants help to build the transcontinental railroad?
they came to Jordan and Joely and asked for money to hire Mexicans to do it since they do everything else. :)
Did the Japanese help build the transcontinental railroad?
No, they did not. The Japanese started to arrive close to the completion of the build. Industrialists, particularly in San Francisco, sought to replace the vacuum created when the Chinese went off to build the railroad.
What group of people help build the transconiental railroad?
The minorities
Did the Germans help build the transcontinental railroad?
I have been researching this topic and in the childrens book, "Life in the Old West- The Railroad" it said that the Germans were involved in building the track.
Why did Chinese people go to Texas?
The Chinese came to Texas to look for gold and to help build the First Transcontinental Railroad.
What did the Chinese do on the transcontinental railroad?
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.
Who was recruited to build the Abraham Lincoln's transcontinental railroad?
Yes Abraham Lincoln did get employed for help building the first transcontinental railroad
How did Chinese immigrants help to build the transcontinental railroad?
they came to Jordan and Joely and asked for money to hire Mexicans to do it since they do everything else. :)
Did the Japanese help build the transcontinental railroad?
No, they did not. The Japanese started to arrive close to the completion of the build. Industrialists, particularly in San Francisco, sought to replace the vacuum created when the Chinese went off to build the railroad.
Which railroad did Chinese immigrants help build?
Central Pacific
What group of people help build the transconiental railroad?
The minorities
What railroad did chinese immigrants help build?
The Central Pacific Railroad Company, California Central Railroad, and the San Jose Railway.
Did the Germans help build the transcontinental railroad?
I have been researching this topic and in the childrens book, "Life in the Old West- The Railroad" it said that the Germans were involved in building the track.
What can The transcontinental railroad do?
Help settlers travel faster
How did the government help construct the transcontinental railroad?
people celebrated when the railroad was complete! :D
Why the Chinese went to help build the railroad?
Jobs. That paid better than jobs did in China.
