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The transcontinental railroads was financed by the Railway Act of 1863, which financed the construction of the railroad through loans and land grants.
Horace Hill
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The railroad companies financed the first transcontinental railroad by taking a loan through what company?
the union pacific and the central
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.
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.
Were did the transcontinental railroad end?
The transcontinental railroad ended in Utah with a golden spike and bronze spike.
The transcontinental railroad was finished in what year?
The Transcontinental Railroad was finished on May 10, 1869.
The new Pacific Railroad was a transcontinental railway. What does that mean?
the new pacific railroad was a transcontinental railway what does that mean?
Who was the chief engineer of the transcontinental railroad?
Theodore Judah was the first chief engineer of what became the transcontinental railroad.
How many miles long is the transcontinental railroad?
The transcontinental railroad is 690 miles long.
