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free land sections on alternating sides of the track (which the government didn't actually own to give away).

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Which act provide for the construction of the transcontinental railroad?

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Why was the Gadsden Purchase made?

This purchase was made to obtain a strip on land over which to build a trans-continental railroad to connect the rest of the US with California.


How did the transcontinental railroad affect California?

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Immigration was needed to provide enough workers to build the Transcontinental Railroad. Most of these immigrants came from which of these countries?

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What land did the US buy that finished their current border with Mexico?

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The passage of the homestead act and the completion of the transcontinental railroad helped to fufill what commitment?

The passage of the Homestead Act helped fulfill the commitment to provide land and opportunity for settlers in the West by granting them free or low-cost land. The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad fulfilled the commitment to connect the East and West coasts of the United States, providing easier transportation and communication for people and goods.


Why president Lincoln supported the pacific railroad act of 1862?

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How did the transcontinental railroad network provide the basis for the great post civil war industrial transformation?

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What was the underground railroad and what did it provide?

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Why was the Gadsden Purchase important?

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