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Costs went down while profits went higher.
Goods could be transported more cheaply.
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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.
The government contributed to the building of the transcontinental railroad by?
The Government granted the Eastern and Pacific Railroad Companies subsidies to help them expand.
The transcontinental railroad was finished in what year?
The Transcontinental Railroad was finished on May 10, 1869.
How did the transcontinental railroad help the west develop?
it made it easier to get from one place to the other
Who was the chief engineer of the transcontinental railroad?
Theodore Judah was the first chief engineer of what became 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
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
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.
Did Ulysses S. Grant help finish the transcontinental railroad?
No, he didn't precisely help finish the railroad, although he did help fund it. It was Leland Stanford who really finished the railroad.
When did the Chinese build the railroad?
The Chinese started building the Transcontinental railroad in 1863 and the Transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.
Which statement is falseThe first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869?
The first transcontinental railroad was funded with government money.
What part the ''big four'' play in the building of the transcontinental railroad?
why did they build the transcontinental railroad
What is the transcontinental railroad-?
a railroad that runs across the contient... the transcontinental railroad is a railroad that reaches from North Carolina to California.
The government contributed to the building of the transcontinental railroad by?
The Government granted the Eastern and Pacific Railroad Companies subsidies to help them expand.
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.
Who thought of the transcontinental railroad?
Asa Whitney thought of the Transcontinental Railroad after the Lewis and Clark expedition.
