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Why did railroad workers move to the west?
they were chinese,mexicans, and americans who needed money
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.
Why did railroad workers went west?
Work
How did the railroad workers feel about the changes in the west?
They didn’t express how they felt.
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 industry hired Chinese and Irish immigrants to work in the west?
The Railroad Industry.
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.
Most of the workers on the transcontinental railroad came from .?
Most of the workers on the transcontinental railroad came from Ireland and China. Irish laborers primarily worked on the eastern sections, while Chinese immigrants were crucial for the construction of the railroad in the western regions. These labor forces faced harsh working conditions and discrimination but played a vital role in the completion of this significant infrastructure project. Their contributions significantly shaped the development of the American West.
What role did the Irish and Chinese immigrants play in the settlement of the West?
Irish and Chinese immigrants provided a large portion of the workforce to build the Transcontinental Railroad.
What groups of people settled in west of USA?
They were sidbusters,miners,single women,cowboys,railroad workers
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 did Russians move goods across the country from east to west?
Trans-siberian railroad
