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How did the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 relate to the idea of manifest destiny?
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∙ 13y ago
It made transportation faster, making traveling easier.
Since traveling by wagon is a hard thing to do, railroads and trains are much easier. And because it's easy, people are more encouraged to go.
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∙ 9y agoThey were built because terrain's were to low or something to that sort were to low and they needed a new way of transportation so they invented the railroads, which helped the economy out a lot. It let farmers have more crops because they could ship things faster which meant more money and it helped people get to where their going faster.
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Did Manifest Destiny cause the Gadsden Purchase?
Not directly. The Gadsden Purchase was solely to obtain railroad right of way for a proposed southern Transcontinental Railroad.
What was the controversy over the transcontinental railroad?
White Americans justified the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad with the concept of Manifest Destiny. They believed that the United States was meant to control as much land as possible. To accomplish this, the country must first stretch "from sea to shining sea." A railroad that spanned the entire nation would help to achieve this goal. However, to get the land for a railroad, Native American rights to territory had to be taken away as quickly as possibly to make way for construction.
What describes the idea that it was God and plan for US expand across the continent?
manifest destiny
How did they get to New Mexico in the Manifest Destiny?
They bought the Gadsden Purchase which they used to make a railroad. This is a piece of new mexico.
What was the belief that the US should expand its territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
It was known as Manifest Destiny and was a factor in American foreign policy during the 19th century.
How did the homestead act and transcontinental railroad help the US fulfill there commitment?
manifest destiny
What discovery fueled most of the transcontinental telegraph lines and railroad tracks?
Gold, Silver & Manifest Destiny.
What railroad was the first to connect the east and the west coast of the US?
The first railroad to connect the east and west coasts of the US was the First Transcontinental Railroad, completed in 1869. The project linked the Central Pacific Railroad from the west and the Union Pacific Railroad from the east at Promontory Summit, Utah.
Did Manifest Destiny cause the Gadsden Purchase?
Not directly. The Gadsden Purchase was solely to obtain railroad right of way for a proposed southern Transcontinental Railroad.
What was the controversy over the transcontinental railroad?
White Americans justified the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad with the concept of Manifest Destiny. They believed that the United States was meant to control as much land as possible. To accomplish this, the country must first stretch "from sea to shining sea." A railroad that spanned the entire nation would help to achieve this goal. However, to get the land for a railroad, Native American rights to territory had to be taken away as quickly as possibly to make way for construction.
What is when Americans thought they had the right to expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
Manifest Destiny.
What describes the idea that it was God and plan for US expand across the continent?
manifest destiny
How did they get to New Mexico in the Manifest Destiny?
They bought the Gadsden Purchase which they used to make a railroad. This is a piece of new mexico.
What was the belief that God intended for America to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
Manifest Destiny
The belief that Americans had a right or duty to migrate westward was referred to as?
manifest destiny
What was the belief that the US should expand its territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
It was known as Manifest Destiny and was a factor in American foreign policy during the 19th century.
Does the map represent the old Manifest Destiny or the new Manifest Destiny?
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