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No. They wanted to build the railroad and it was a job. The railroad connected the east to the west.

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How did the railroad workers feel about the changes in the west?

They didn’t express how they felt.


What types of obstacles did the transcontinental railroad worker in the West have to face?

Working in rough terrain in the US West was tough for transcontinental railroad workers. There was always a threat from Native Tribes whose land was being violated and from weather extremes. Also, many minority workers were hired. Many were Chinese and were teated badly by railroad managers. Wages were not high for non-whites.


How changes to the railroad helped American industries to grow?

It helped pave the way for American industry to expand into the West.


Why did railroad workers go west?

There was unclaimed land for them to use for building the railroads and the people would pay them so it was a easy way to get money!


What best describe the significance of the Great Strike of 1877?

It was the first nationwide strike in the United States

Related questions

How did the railroad workers feel about the changes in the west?

They didn’t express how they felt.


How might a railroad worker feel about the changes that mining ranching and railroads changed the west?

bad


Why did railroad workers went west?

Work


Why did the Irish railroad workers move west?

because they loved sex


What groups of people settled in west of USA?

They were sidbusters,miners,single women,cowboys,railroad workers


What two changes were brought about the transcontinental railroad?

#1: it helped to settle the west #2: the east was brought closer to the west


Why did railroad workers move to the west?

they were chinese,mexicans, and americans who needed money


What types of obstacles did the transcontinental railroad worker in the West have to face?

Working in rough terrain in the US West was tough for transcontinental railroad workers. There was always a threat from Native Tribes whose land was being violated and from weather extremes. Also, many minority workers were hired. Many were Chinese and were teated badly by railroad managers. Wages were not high for non-whites.


The railroad linking east and west?

the railroad linking east to west is the transcontinental railroad


How changes to the railroad helped American industries to grow?

It helped pave the way for American industry to expand into the West.


Who built the transcontinental railroad-?

The Union Pacific Railroad and The Central Pacific Railroad Companies were formed to build the railroad. Many of the CPR workers working east from California were Chinese-Americans and many of the UPR workers building west from Nebraska were Irish immigrants.


What did the nativists do when the railroads were finished?

When the railroads were completed, some nativists threatened railroad owners with harm if they hired Chinese people. This resulted in some of the railroads in the west hiring more workers out of Mexico.