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Which change in the West was brought about by railroad expansion?
Industrialism
How many railroads reached the West Coast by 1870?
One railroad reached the west coast.
Did the first transcontinental railroad go from east to west or meet in the middle?
the first transcontinental railroad met in the middle at Promontory Point ,Utah
Why did settlers head west during the building of the transcontinental railroad?
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.
Which development was most important to the settlement of the west?
completion of the Erie canal and of the transcontinental railroad
Why did railroad workers feel bad about the changes in the west?
No. They wanted to build the railroad and it was a job. The railroad connected the east to the west.
How long did it flagler to build a railroad from staugestine to key west?
27 years
How many separate companies were chartered by congress to build railroad in the west?
central and union pacific
Who built the transcontinental railroad from west to east?
Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad CompaniesIt was build by Chinese laborers
Did the Germans help build the transcontinental railroad?
I have been researching this topic and in the childrens book, "Life in the Old West- The Railroad" it said that the Germans were involved in building the track.
The railroad linking east and west?
the railroad linking east to west is the transcontinental railroad
Who are the main characters in the story The Great Railroad Race?
The main characters in the story "The Great Railroad Race" are the two competing railroad companies: the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad. Their efforts to build a transcontinental railroad across the United States in the 1860s are central to the narrative.
Irish immigrants helped build what Railroad?
Irish immigrants worked on the union pacific railroad to help build west from Omaha Nebraska. The Union Pacific was in fierce competition with the central pacific railroad so the irish sometimes would sabotage the work of the central pacific.
Why did railroad owners want more pioneers to settle and farm the west?
great plains
Why was the transcontinental railroad built?
In 1862 Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act to build the transcontinental railroad because as he said: "The country is split in two - the east and the west - because it takes months of dangerous travel to get from coast to coast. The country wants to be united. The eastern businessmen want to sell their goods to those in the west and buy goods from Asia. The westerners want to sell their material to those in the east."
When was West Shore Railroad created?
West Shore Railroad was created in 1885.
When did West Shore Railroad end?
West Shore Railroad ended in 1952.
