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How many people died while building the railroad?
4,000 people died
Did any animals suffered because of the transcontinental railroad?
yes there were a few of animals that did suffer while building the transcontinental railroad.
Due to construction of the transcontinental railroad immigration to the western US during the 19th Century PRIMARILY involved workers from?
That's hard to say. While the Pacific spur of the TCR was built primarily by Chinese labor, the much longer eastern line was built by multiple generation Americans and recently arrived Irish immigrants.
Did woman work on the underground railroad?
Yes. White Women did work on the underground railroad. Although, mostly men worked on the underground railroad, while the women helped aid wounded.
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.
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.
How many Chinese died building the transcontinental railroad?
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
Did the workers camp out while working on the transcontinental railroad?
yes!
Did slaves have a break while working in the railroad industry?
Slaves in the railroad industry typically did not have designated break times. They were expected to work long hours without breaks, often under harsh conditions and supervision. The focus was on maximizing productivity and output rather than ensuring the well-being of the workers.
What is Harriet Tubman fames for?
She was mostly famous for the bravery she showed while working on the Underground Railroad.
How many people died while building the railroad?
4,000 people died
Did people die while trying to construct the transcontinental railroad?
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Did a lot of people die while building the Transcontinental Railroad?
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What languages does irelnad speak?
Ireland has two official languages: Irish (Gaeilge) and English. Irish is the first official language and is used as a working language of the government, while English is more widely spoken across the country.
What do you think about the youth of getting people to do gaa while talking Irish?
It is a good way of teaching the language while playing the sports. It fits in with the objectives of the GAA of promoting their sports and supporting the Irish language. People can have fun while playing and they can learn something too.
Who are the ancestors of people from Newfoundland?
While there is no one common ancestry, many of them have Irish ancestry.
What problems had to be overcome in building the Transcontinental Railroad?
for one, workers had poor working conditions and little pay for the work they did. Sometimes, they ran into mountains, and the only way to build the railroad there was make the railroads explode with dynomite. Some of the workers got blown up while working with the dynomite. hard times, huh?
