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about 10,000 Irish men died during the making of the transcontinental railroad. Some Irish people died because of the squads were dynamite squads and sometimes blew up.
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The greatest period was during the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the building of the transcontinental railroad in 1869.
Cattle and goods.
the ones in kentuckey
Immigrants and minorities did most of the work on the first transcontinental railroad.
The Chinese worked mostly under the Central Pacific railroad company.
The railroad needed builders, and those builders lived in new towns along the railroad. Settlers moved with the railroad because they could get lots of land and still have access to manufactured goods from the East because the railroad allowed for the transportation of those goods.
The Native Americans lost their food during the First Transcontinental Railroad because, when they were relocated they, lost their herd of buffalo. The buffalo was all they had for food, shelter, etc.
They helped with getting the lumber chopping it then pitting it on the tracks. Also o hold up i farted.
They helped because of a food famin and needed more money.
The Pony Express