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Where did the first transcontinental railroad in the US connected?
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What did Theodore Judah dream of building?
Theodore Judah dreamed of building a railroad in the US that connected the west to the east - a transcontinental railroad.
Did the English start the first transcontinental railroad?
No. The English have nowhere to build a transcontinental railroad; they are on an island. The US was the first to begin such a railroad - aptly named the First Trascontinental Railroad - and the Russians soon followed with the Trans-Siberian Railway.
What railroad was the first to connect the east and the west coast of the US?
The first railroad to connect the east and west coasts of the US was the First Transcontinental Railroad, completed in 1869. The project linked the Central Pacific Railroad from the west and the Union Pacific Railroad from the east at Promontory Summit, Utah.
What develoments connected the east to west in the US This is for sixth grade social studies and I am stumped.?
The transcontinental railroadAnswerThe pony express, then the railroad, then Morse code stations these were the first inventions that connected west to east.
Who was US president when the transcontinental railroad was completed?
Ulysses Grant was the US president when the transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.
How do you write a sentence with the word transcontinental?
The US biult a transcontinental railroad.
Was the Transcontinental the first Transcontinental Railroad?
No. The transcontinental line was completed in 1869, which was four decades plus after the first railroads began operating in the US. Before this railroad was made there were already many other railroads in the eastern United States, but there were so many travelers to the west that the government wanted to make it easier for people to move out west with the Transcontinental Railroad.
Was the transcontinental railroad the first railroad?
No. The transcontinental line was completed in 1869, which was four decades plus after the first railroads began operating in the US. Before this railroad was made there were already many other railroads in the eastern United States, but there were so many travelers to the west that the government wanted to make it easier for people to move out west with the Transcontinental Railroad.
What us capital city was he western terminus for both the pony express and the first transcontinental railroad?
santa fe
What were two affects of the transcontinental railroad on the US?
one day
What are some effects of the Transcontinental Railroad?
The Transcontinental Railroad helped to connect the East with the West, increased trade between the East and the West, and helped with the growth of the US.
Where did the two tracks of the railroad meet?
If this question refers to the US's transcontinental railroad, then the answer is Promontory Point, Utah. There in the Spring of 1869, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met, creating the US's transcontinental railroad.
