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When was the transcontinetal railroad built?
It was completed in 1869 (begun about 1865, but that's not exact).
Year of first transcontinetal railroad?
in 1886
What was the transcontinetal railroad?
it was a railroad \
What did the transcontinetal railroad connect?
promontory summit,utah
Who made sure that a transcontinetal railroad would be built?
the U.S. government
What was the major reason for sectional tension over building the transcontinetal railroad?
slaves
The transcontinental railroad was completed in the year?
1869
What day was the transcontinetal railroad finished?
The tracks of the eastern and western parts of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States were joined on may 10 1869.
What day month and year was the transcontinental railroad completed?
on 1869
When was the Trans-Canada Railroad completed?
1885 was the year the railway was finished
What is the importance of the transcontinetal railroad?
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the east coast of the United States with the west coast. Previous to the completion of the railroad the only way to cover the distance was on horseback which could take several months.
What impact did the transcontinetal railroad have on the industrial growth?
It is often argued that the transcontinental railroad increased the national GNP, but an economic study shows that the GNP would have remained the same without the railroad, but it would have been concentrated in the East.
