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there was free land in one of the states. all you had to do was get there. but back then that was easier said than done
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∙ 11y agobecause of loss of money that caused a loss of food and water
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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 industry hired Chinese and Irish immigrants to work in the west?
The Railroad Industry.
What two groups of immigrants were used to create the transcontinental rainroad?
The two main ethnic groups were CHINESE & IRISH. Im not sure if there were black and white, but CHINESE & IRISH for sure.
Who helped complete railroad?
Primarily Irish immigrants from the east cost of the US, and Chinese immigrants from the west. There were other ethnic groups who worked on the railroads, but these were the largest groups.
Railroads throughout the west were built by?
The central pacific hired the Chinese and the union pacific hired the irish.
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 industry hired Chinese and Irish immigrants to work in the west?
The Railroad Industry.
What two groups of immigrants were used to create the transcontinental rainroad?
The two main ethnic groups were CHINESE & IRISH. Im not sure if there were black and white, but CHINESE & IRISH for sure.
Who helped complete railroad?
Primarily Irish immigrants from the east cost of the US, and Chinese immigrants from the west. There were other ethnic groups who worked on the railroads, but these were the largest groups.
Railroads throughout the west were built by?
The central pacific hired the Chinese and the union pacific hired the irish.
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.
Which group of laborers did most of the work on the transcontinental railroad?
ChineseApex
Who is the first known gang in America?
Modern? the Italians and Irish immigrants (and even Jews had their own gangs), before that would be the outlaws of the west
Where did many Chinese immigrants settle?
Most Chinese immigrants settled in the western cities. Most of them were in California.
What main groups of Americans and immigrants settled the West?
Europeans, Germans, Scandinavian Lutherans, Irish, Italians, European Jews, Chinese, Mexicans and African Americans.
What main groups of Americans and immigrants settled west?
Europeans, Germans, Scandinavian Lutherans, Irish, Italians, European Jews, Chinese, Mexicans and African Americans.
Is the last name Hoffman Irish?
Its a German name, but the name Hoffman can be found in Co. Kerry, descendants of Palatine immigrants to the south west of Ireland in the 1700/1800s
