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Why was the transcontinental railroad important in California's development?
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It cut travel time from a minimum of 3 months (and often a year)
down to a week.
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Which development was most important to the settlement of the west?
completion of the Erie canal and of the transcontinental railroad
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.
Why is the transcontinental railroad important to Canada?
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Was the transcontinental railroad important?
The Transcontinental Railroad was important, as it was the first railroad that connected both the East and West coasts, and it made a quicker, more efficient way to transport people and goods to different places.
What was invented in the 1800s to improve land transportation?
Railroads; the transcontinental railroad was essential to the development.
Who was president during the completion of the transcontinental railroad?
Immigrants and minorities did most of the work on the first transcontinental railroad.
What role did the transcontinental railroad play in California's development?
Made migration across the West easier
Why is Promontory Utah an important place in Americas history?
It marks the point where the transcontinental railroad system was completed.
When did the Chinese build the railroad?
The Chinese started building the Transcontinental railroad in 1863 and the Transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.
Which statement is falseThe first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869?
The first transcontinental railroad was funded with government money.
What part the ''big four'' play in the building of the transcontinental railroad?
why did they build the transcontinental railroad
What is the transcontinental railroad-?
a railroad that runs across the contient... the transcontinental railroad is a railroad that reaches from North Carolina to California.
