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The transcontinental railroad connected the east and west coasts of the United States with a single rail line. This had a profound impact on the nation as a whole, and on California --- the end of the line. So the transcontinental railroad opened up the west for the country.
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Who was recruited to build the Abraham Lincoln's transcontinental railroad?
Yes Abraham Lincoln did get employed for help building the first transcontinental railroad
What was the trancontinental railroad?
it was a railroad cross!ng the country making it much easier to expand west and help western cities grow
How did the homestead act and transcontinental railroad help the US fulfill there commitment?
manifest destiny
How did railroad help the US econemy grow?
The railroad helped the economy grow by providing a way to transport good from one area to another. Cotton grown in the South could be shipped to textiles mills that would then make clothes and ship them anywhere in the country for sale. Maple syrup from Vermont, which would have been hard to find on the West Coast prior to the railroad, could be shipped to customers anywhere. Before the railroad, those cotton growers & syrup makers could only sell their goods in the immediate area around them. Once there was an efficient means of transportation, the merchant in Vermont could do business, and make money, from people on the West Coast. Trains also provided easy transportation for people to move from one part of the country to another to find better jobs.
Why were railroads important to the north and south?
They allowed them to not only move people but to move large amounts of products faster then they could before. It also allowed them to trade things that they could never trade over long distances before, such as, some food products, and livestock.
What is a transcontinental?
it was a railroad cross!ng the country making it much easier to expand west and help western cities grow
Who was recruited to build the Abraham Lincoln's transcontinental railroad?
Yes Abraham Lincoln did get employed for help building the first transcontinental railroad
What can The transcontinental railroad do?
Help settlers travel faster
How did the government help construct the transcontinental railroad?
people celebrated when the railroad was complete! :D
What did the Chinese do on the transcontinental railroad?
the Chinese chipped their way through the Sierra Nevada Mountains and they hung from baskets when they did it. they were a big help to the dangerous job of building the Transcontinental railroad.
Did Ulysses S. Grant help finish the transcontinental railroad?
No, he didn't precisely help finish the railroad, although he did help fund it. It was Leland Stanford who really finished the railroad.
The government contributed to the building of the transcontinental railroad by?
The Government granted the Eastern and Pacific Railroad Companies subsidies to help them expand.
What was the trancontinental railroad?
it was a railroad cross!ng the country making it much easier to expand west and help western cities grow
How did the transcontinental railroad help the west develop?
it made it easier to get from one place to the other
How did the homestead act and transcontinental railroad help the US fulfill there commitment?
manifest destiny
Where did the central pacific start?
If you are referring to the United States Transcontinental Railroad, this will help you. The starting location of the Central Pacific Railroad is Sacremento California
What was the controversy over the transcontinental railroad?
White Americans justified the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad with the concept of Manifest Destiny. They believed that the United States was meant to control as much land as possible. To accomplish this, the country must first stretch "from sea to shining sea." A railroad that spanned the entire nation would help to achieve this goal. However, to get the land for a railroad, Native American rights to territory had to be taken away as quickly as possibly to make way for construction.
