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What year was the transcontinental railroad finish?
1869
Did Ulysses S. Grant help finish the transcontinental railroad?
No, he didn't precisely help finish the railroad, although he did help fund it. It was Leland Stanford who really finished the railroad.
Who finished the 1st Transcontinental Railroad?
The people to finish the first transcontinental railroad was an 8-man group who were given the honor or laying down the last tracks on May 10, 1869.
How long did it take to finish the transcontinental railroad?
The transcontinental railroad took about six years to complete. The final spike was driven at Promontory Point, UT on May 10, 1869.
How many years after congress passed the pacific railroad act was the first transcontinental railroad finish?
1862 congress passed the pacific railway act
When did the Chinese build the railroad?
The Chinese started building the Transcontinental railroad in 1863 and the Transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.
Which statement is falseThe first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869?
The first transcontinental railroad was funded with government money.
What part the ''big four'' play in the building of the transcontinental railroad?
why did they build the transcontinental railroad
What is the transcontinental railroad-?
a railroad that runs across the contient... the transcontinental railroad is a railroad that reaches from North Carolina to California.
What was the transcontinental railroad act?
The Transcontinental Railroad Acts, also known as the Pacific Railroad acts, were acts passed in the early 1860s to encourage the construction of the transcontinental railroad. Construction was incentivized by giving land and bonds to the railroad companies.
Who thought of the transcontinental railroad?
Asa Whitney thought of the Transcontinental Railroad after the Lewis and Clark expedition.
The transcontinental railroad was finished in what year?
The Transcontinental Railroad was finished on May 10, 1869.
