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why did they build the transcontinental railroad
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What part the ''big four'' play in the building of the transcontinental railroad?
why did they build the transcontinental railroad
Which of the trends started by railroads are still part of the modern business world?
The transcontinental railroads started new population growth and potential population growth induced in many countries in which it is still used in the modern business trends.
What part of speech is transcontinental?
Transcontinental is an adjective.
What part of speech is the word railroads?
The word railroads is a plural noun.
What encouraged industrialization to expand from the eastern part of the US to the West?
Railroads
What races worked on the US transcontinental railroad?
The transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869. For the most part, Chinese workmen provided the labor required to build it. Private companies traveled to China to recruit workers.The obstacles that caused many of the difficulties in building the railroad were tackled by engineers. For the most part this would include people with an European heritage.
Where was the first Transcontinental Railroad built?
The first Transcontinental Railroad in the United States was built across the northern part of the country, connecting Sacramento, California, to Omaha, Nebraska. Construction began in 1863 and was completed on May 10, 1869, when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met at Promontory Summit, Utah. This monumental project greatly facilitated travel and trade across the continent.
What is the term for a building for which part of it extends two stories and the other part extends four stories?
Fully Archi-tortured
Identify the ways in which the railroad encouraged Western settlement?
Railroads in the United States allowed for better transportation to all areas in the western part of the USA. Better often meant faster & safer. Some cost savings were expected by both civilians and the Federal government. The socalled "West" was opened up significantly by the transcontinental railroad of 1869.
What part did the Irish take in the creation of the transcontinental railroad?
Many Irishmen came to the United States to take jobs building the transcontinental railroad. The roadbed was dug by hand, the cross ties were laid by hand, the tracks were laid by hand, and the spikes holding the rails to the cross ties were hammered in by hand. Irishmen, or tarriers, were an important part of those crews, especially the dynamite crews.
What part of the country were the first railroads built?
northeast
Which was the last part of Europe to have railroads built?
soctland
