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Why did standard time become important after the transcontinental railroad was built?
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Those were the days before electricity, thus before signaling ...
All trains ran off a timetable, a schedule of timed meetings.
In order for that to work everyone on the railroad had to be using a common time,
called "standard time" or "railroad time".
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Why did standard time become important after the the transcontinental was built?
No
When was the transcontinental train finished?
The traffic on the Transcontinental Railroad began on May 10, 1869 by connecting Omaha, Nebraska to Alameda, California. This Railroad connected the East to the West allowing further industrialize the West, and allow it to become more prosperous.
What is Tacoma's nickname?
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How were countries such as germany france and the united states able to catch up with the industrialization of britain?
Countries become industrialization of Britain by transcontinental railroad. This is what provided rail service from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
When did the underground railroad become the underground railroad?
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What state did the transcontinental railway become a reality when east and west tracks met?
Utah
What land was purchased to build a transcontinental railroad?
No land was purchased, but the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was passed for the purpose of building the transcontinental railroad. Specifically, it defined the borders for the territory of Nebraska to be broken up into two, Kansas and Nebraska. Kansas would become a state and the railroad would be built through it. The conflict between then-slaveholding South and free-soil North would cause the conflict known as Bloody Kansas, in which a state of near civil war and anarchy ensued. Bloody Kansas occurred because both regions (South, North) wanted a state in their control to send Senators to Congress and lean the balance of power in their favor (at the time, there were an even number of Senators from both regions).
How did Harriet Tubman become free?
She became free by the Undergroud Railroad.
Why did cattle ranching become profitable in the 1870?
Cattle ranching became more profitable in the 1870s because of the railroad. It cost much less to send cattle or their meat using the railroad.
When did seat belt become standard in car and trucks?
When did seat belt become standard in car and trucks?
What would happen to a railroad after an earthquake?
The rain roads would become wonky
What state did the transcontinental railway become a reality when east and west tracks met in this state?
promontory summit, Utah
