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Why was the completion of the transcontinental railroad so important?
The completion of the transcontinental railroad was important to lining different trade markets. Major trade and financial capitals were also linked by the railroad.
Which group played an essential role in the building of the first transcontinental railroad?
Chinese Immigrants played a major role in building the first transcontinental railroad.
What was the trancontinental railroad?
it was a railroad cross!ng the country making it much easier to expand west and help western cities grow
What was the major beneift of the transcontinental railroad?
Supplies and mail moved more quickly and cheaply.
What was the major cause of emigration after the civil war?
The two major causes were the Homestead Act and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
What was not a major danger workers faced building the transcontinental railroad?
Being eaten by killer penguins,
Which group played an essential role in the building of the first transcontinental railroads?
Chinese Immigrants played a major role in building the first transcontinental railroad.
Who were the big four in the transcontinental railroad?
The "Big Four" are the major investors in the Transcontinental Railroad (known at the time as the Pacific Railroad) They were Theodore Judah, who unfortunately died early while it was being built, but he was the father of it. Leland Standford, who later became governor of California, Collis Huntington, and Charles Crocker.
What major event involving transportation happened during Ulysses S Grant's first year as president?
The first transcontinental railroad was completed.
What major event involving transportation happened during president Grants first year as president?
The first transcontinental railroad was completed.
What was the major significance of transcontinental railroad?
Supplies and mail moved more quickly and cheaply
What was the major reason for sectional tension over the building of the transcontinental railroad?
The route was a major issue. The timing was during the Kansas Nebraska Act which was causing a lot of issues with the north and south.
