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How many Chinese workers died building the transcontinental railroad?
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What was not a major danger workers faced building the transcontinental railroad?
Being eaten by killer penguins,
Irish workers and the transcontinental railroad?
They helped because of a food famin and needed more money.
What caused the slow progress in building the transcontinental railroad?
hazardous and inaccessible mountainous regions made work difficult
What dangers did the railroad workers face when the transcontinental railroad was built?
Temperature, hygiene, hunger
How did the government help the railroad find cheaper workers from building their railroads?
By encouraging chinese Immigration.
What groups consitituted the majority of workers responsible for building the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Irish immigrants
What group constituted the majority of workers responsible for building the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Irish Immigrants
Which railroad did Chinese workers work for during the transcontinental railroad?
The Chinese worked mostly under the Central Pacific railroad company.
Why was it hard for companies to find workers for the transcontinental railroad?
the chinese workers were not allowed to enter the country
What dangers did the Chinese workers face building the transcontinental railroad?
The Chinese workers were in constant danger because their job was to blast holes through the Sierra Nevadas with highly explosive materials and were often killed during the explosion.
How old were the workers when building the transcontinental railroad?
The builders of the Transcontinental Railroad ranged in age from the late 10's to their early 40's or 50's
What many railroad workers homeland?
At the time we were building the Transcontinental Railroad, most of the workmen were Chinese on the team coming from Sacramento heading east. The team building westbound were mostly Irish, Italian and African Americans, but primarily Irish.
What was not a major danger workers faced building the transcontinental railroad?
Being eaten by killer penguins,
What problems did workers face while building the transcontinental railroad?
is this ur SS hw lol
How did the government help the railroad find cheaper workers for building their railroad?
By encouraging chinese Immigration
Irish workers and the transcontinental railroad?
They helped because of a food famin and needed more money.
Who built the transcontinental railroad-?
The Union Pacific Railroad and The Central Pacific Railroad Companies were formed to build the railroad. Many of the CPR workers working east from California were Chinese-Americans and many of the UPR workers building west from Nebraska were Irish immigrants.
