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What ways did the transcontinental railroad make it easier for settelers in the west to earn money?
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Which statement is falseThe first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869?
The first transcontinental railroad was funded with government money.
What are some problems that the transcontinental railroad had while building?
weather and the money
Irish workers and the transcontinental railroad?
They helped because of a food famin and needed more money.
How can western farmers use the transcontinental railroad to make money?
The farmers made money by planting crops and other things
What was the human cost of building the transcontinental railroad?
Two serious costs of building the transcontinental railroad are monetary costs and the costs of human life. Building a railroad across the country was both expensive money-wise, and it was also dangerous to the men who built the railroads.
How did the Irish feel making the Transcontinental Railroad?
They were happy because they were gonna help make history. They were also getting land and money from the Americans.
Who invented the transcontinental railroad?
it was a group that created the transcontinental railroad. one group was central pacific and the other one is called union pacific they had to go to different places to be able to make the railroadNo one.By the time they built it, it was old technology (40 to 60 years old),it was just a kind of sales pitch (to make money).
How did Chinese immigrants help to build the transcontinental railroad?
they came to Jordan and Joely and asked for money to hire Mexicans to do it since they do everything else. :)
In the second half of the 1800s what did the federal government encourage in the building of transcontinental railroads?
Railroad Builders received loans and grants from the federal government.
What are similarities between the Erie Canal and the Transcontinental Railroad?
The Erie Canal and the Transcontinental Railroad both helped the United States grow as a nation. Both helped carry food to the cities and bring immigrants west. Both lowered transportation costs from people walking or carrying goods by pack animals. The Erie Canal started sooner and received no federal money. The Erie Canal was in New York but other canals were dug in Ohio. The Transcontinental Railroad went all the way across the country and was partially responsible for killing the bison and making less land available for native Americans
Did the settlers in Pennsylvania do anything else to make money or learn a living?
did the settelers in pennsylvania do anything to make money or earn a living
How did the transconTInental railroad improve peoples lives?
It improved people's lives by sending mail from the east to the west, and it was the best way to communicate with the west so that people could get help with gold being transitioned for use as money.
