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Year of first transcontinetal railroad?
in 1886
What was the transcontinetal railroad?
it was a railroad \
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".
How long did it take to build the continental railroad?
It took 6 years to build the transcontinental railroad.
How was nitroglycerin used to build the railroad?
nitroglycerin was used to make parallel lines to build the railroad
