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The "Big Four" are the major investors in the Transcontinental Railroad (known at the time as the Pacific Railroad) They were Theodore Judah, who unfortunately died early while it was being built, but he was the father of it. Leland Standford, who later became governor of California, Collis Huntington, and Charles Crocker.
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∙ 13y agoThe big four in the transcontinental railroad were Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, Collis Huntington and Mark Hopkins.
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∙ 12y agoLeland Stanford, Charles Crocker, Huntington, & Hopkins, (look up huntington, and Hopkins first names)
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∙ 10y agowhy did they build the transcontinental railroad
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What four things did the transcontinental railroad for the country?
Well, all i know is that the Transcontinental Railroad made the journey to the East from the West
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.
The transcontinental railroad was finished in what year?
The Transcontinental Railroad was finished on May 10, 1869.
How many miles long is the transcontinental railroad?
The transcontinental railroad is 690 miles long.
Who was the chief engineer of the transcontinental railroad?
Theodore Judah was the first chief engineer of what became the transcontinental railroad.
What part the ''big four'' play in the building of the transcontinental railroad?
why did they build the transcontinental railroad
What part the big four play in the building of the transcontinental railroads?
why did they build the transcontinental railroad
What four things did the transcontinental railroad for the country?
Well, all i know is that the Transcontinental Railroad made the journey to the East from the West
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.
When did the Chinese build the railroad?
The Chinese started building the Transcontinental railroad in 1863 and the Transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.
Which statement is falseThe first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869?
The first transcontinental railroad was funded with government money.
Was the Transcontinental the first Transcontinental Railroad?
No. The transcontinental line was completed in 1869, which was four decades plus after the first railroads began operating in the US. Before this railroad was made there were already many other railroads in the eastern United States, but there were so many travelers to the west that the government wanted to make it easier for people to move out west with the Transcontinental Railroad.
What is the transcontinental railroad-?
a railroad that runs across the contient... the transcontinental railroad is a railroad that reaches from North Carolina to California.
Was the transcontinental railroad the first railroad?
No. The transcontinental line was completed in 1869, which was four decades plus after the first railroads began operating in the US. Before this railroad was made there were already many other railroads in the eastern United States, but there were so many travelers to the west that the government wanted to make it easier for people to move out west with the Transcontinental Railroad.
What was the transcontinental railroad act?
The Transcontinental Railroad Acts, also known as the Pacific Railroad acts, were acts passed in the early 1860s to encourage the construction of the transcontinental railroad. Construction was incentivized by giving land and bonds to the railroad companies.
Who thought of the transcontinental railroad?
Asa Whitney thought of the Transcontinental Railroad after the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Were did the transcontinental railroad end?
The transcontinental railroad ended in Utah with a golden spike and bronze spike.
