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Thomas Edison =^.^=
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Who thought of the transcontinental railroad?
Asa Whitney thought of the Transcontinental Railroad after the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Was the under ground railroad really a railroad?
No, it was called that so that way "masters" thought it was a railroad , so they wouldn't have to go on it. The Underground Railroad was for escaped slaves to get to Canada.
Who invented the continental railroad?
No one "invented" the Continental Railroad. Continental Railroad was the name given to the railroad that spanned America (US) from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
What is a railroad baron?
Cornelius Vanderbilt. He was the most powerful "railroad baron." He earned his fortune in steamship lines and then began to buy up railroad lines in New York State.
Less than 10,000 slaves escaped by the Underground Railroad between 1830 and 1860?
False! 50,000 slaves are thought to have been conducted through the railroad network between 1830 and 1860.
Did the owners of the slaves know there was an underground railroad?
No, because if they did do you think the slaves would escape at all, yeah that's what I thought!
What is this acronym printed in a railroad car BCGS?
Answer That is hard to find. BCG is symbol for Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad or aka Buffalo Creek RR. I thought maybe the rail car was marked with an letter suffix to indicate the type car or route or something.
What did jay gould invent?
Jay Gould did not invent anything. He is known for being a railroad builder and financier. He had a reputation for doing things illegally and was thought ruthless.
Did the underground railroad stop slavery?
No... Officially the slavery in America at the time wasn't stopped by the people directly but it did help the politicians get the thought that slavery should be abolished.
Why was Theodore Judah called Crazy Judah?
People thought his idea to build a transcontinental railroad across the US was crazy. So he earned the name 'Crazy Judah'.
Why Theodore judah called crazy Judah?
People thought his idea to build a transcontinental railroad across the US was crazy. So he earned the name 'Crazy Judah'.
What was the transcontinetal railroad?
it was a railroad \
