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Q: What was the transcontinetal railroad?
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Year of first transcontinetal railroad?

in 1886


What did the transcontinetal railroad connect?

promontory summit,utah


Who made sure that a transcontinetal railroad would be built?

the U.S. government


What was the major reason for sectional tension over building the transcontinetal railroad?

slaves


When was the transcontinetal railroad built?

It was completed in 1869 (begun about 1865, but that's not exact).


What day was the transcontinetal railroad finished?

The tracks of the eastern and western parts of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States were joined on may 10 1869.


What is the importance of the transcontinetal railroad?

The Transcontinental Railroad connected the east coast of the United States with the west coast. Previous to the completion of the railroad the only way to cover the distance was on horseback which could take several months.


What impact did the transcontinetal railroad have on the industrial growth?

It is often argued that the transcontinental railroad increased the national GNP, but an economic study shows that the GNP would have remained the same without the railroad, but it would have been concentrated in the East.


Explain the impact of the proposed Transcontinetal Railroad on the Native Americans who lived on the plains and in the west?

When the First Tanscontinental railroad was built, all the smoke came to where the Native Americans lived. They called the train the 'Iron Horse".


What does transcontinetal mean?

Transcontinental means crossing or going across the continent.


What two railroad companies built the first transcontinental railroad?

Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.


What is the name of the railroad that Harriet Tubman worked on?

The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad.