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What ethnic groups was instumental in the building of the transcontinental railroad?
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∙ 14y ago
If speaking purely on ethnic groups responsible in building the American railroad system -- the answers are: German, Irish, and Chinese.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoChinese Irish and Afican Americans
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Who helped complete railroad?
Primarily Irish immigrants from the east cost of the US, and Chinese immigrants from the west. There were other ethnic groups who worked on the railroads, but these were the largest groups.
Who helped the Canadians build the railroad?
Most of the labour used to build the Canadian Pacific Railway were immigrants because they would work for less pay. On the eastern side the largest ethnic group would have been Irish. On the western side it was the Chinese.
Use ethnic in a sentence?
There are many ethnic groups in Europe.He was part of an ethnic minority.
What do the ethnic group believe in?
what does tghie ethnic group believe in
Most immigrants to the US?
gathered in ethnic communities
What 2 ethnic groups were apart of the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Irish
What were the two major ethnic groups employed in the building of the first transcontinental railroad?
Caucasian and oriental were the two main ethnic groups. The labor force was made up Chinese and Irish immigrants, as well as veterans of the American Civil War. The veterans would have included African Americans and Hispanics. Source: Wikipedia, First Transcontinental Railroad.
What ethnic group was largly responsible for building most of the early railways in the US west?
The western portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad, called the Central Pacific, was built mostly by Chinese immigrants. The popular term for these laborers was Celestials since China was known as the Celestial Kingdom.
Which group of laborers did most of the work on the transcontinental railroad?
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What ethnic group immigrated to the Western part of the US and is associated with railroad work?
The Chinese
What ethnic group immigrated to the western part of the the us and is associated with railroad work?
The Chinese
Two largest ethnic groups who built the central pacific railroad were Chinese and?
American Indians and the Chinese
Why did Chinese workers established ethnic enclaves in railroad boom towns?
They were escaping from the harrasment and discrimination they experienced.
What ethnic group was largely responsible for building most of the early railroads in the US?
Chinese
What has the author Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani written?
Mohd. Azizuddin Mohd. Sani has written: 'Dynamic of ethnic relations in Southeast Asia' -- subject(s): Politics and government, Cultural pluralism, Ethnic conflict, Nation-building, Ethnic relations
Who helped complete railroad?
Primarily Irish immigrants from the east cost of the US, and Chinese immigrants from the west. There were other ethnic groups who worked on the railroads, but these were the largest groups.
What is a group of people with the same race language religion or cultural traditions?
Such wide can be only a definition of the inhabitants of a certain state or world region.
