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many Chinese and Irish people died while working on it but no one for sure knows how many CHINESE men died we have estimated around 10,000 men died from the dynamite
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How many Chinese workers died building the transcontinental railroad?
7780000000000
How many Irish people died building the transcontinental railroad?
about 10,000 Irish men died during the making of the transcontinental railroad. Some Irish people died because of the squads were dynamite squads and sometimes blew up.
How mainstream society first treated the Irish Americans?
Most Irish and Chinese immigrants were recriuted to come over to American and work on building the transcontinental railroad. Working conditions were so terrible, many people died while on the job.
Did the transcontinental railroad increase population?
No because Many men died from it.
Who were the big four in the transcontinental railroad?
The "Big Four" are the major investors in the Transcontinental Railroad (known at the time as the Pacific Railroad) They were Theodore Judah, who unfortunately died early while it was being built, but he was the father of it. Leland Standford, who later became governor of California, Collis Huntington, and Charles Crocker.
How many people died on the Santa Fe Trail?
around 20,000 people died working on the transcontinental railroad
How many people died while building the railroad?
4,000 people died
What difficulties in building a transcontienal railroad face?
Many people died during its construction.
How many people built the transcontinental railroad?
Was built by hand by the Irish, Chinese, Settlers, and many others.Two companies were granted contracts to build the railroad: the Union Pacific started at Omaha and went west, while the Central Pacific started in California and went east. As incentive, the companies were granted land on either side of the right-of-way, which they could then sell. The more track they built, the more land they could claim, so it was essentially a race. The two lines met in northern Utah in 1869.
Why were the Chinese hired to build the pacific railroad?
Chinese laborers were hired to build the Pacific Railroad due to their willingness to work for lower wages compared to other laborers, their experience in building railroads from working on projects in their homeland, and their strong work ethic. Additionally, the Central Pacific Railroad faced a labor shortage and turned to Chinese immigrants to meet their workforce needs.
Who were the workers of the central pacific railroad?
Irish, Chinese, and Americans... The most important jobs were given to the Chinese and Irish. Lots of men died >.< If you want more information, go check www.google.com or www.wikipedia.com or something like that xD lol.Thanks for reading this ^.- (winky winky =P LOL)
What railroad engineer died in the crash of the Cannonball?
The railroad engineer who died in the crash of the Cannonball was Casey Jones
