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The Transcontinental railroad was needed because the mining industry created a need for faster transportation-- stage coach lines and wagons were not moving fast enough.
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Why was the first transcontinental railroad needed?
The Transcontinental railroad was needed because the mining industry created a need for faster transportation-- stage coach lines and wagons were not moving fast enough.
When did the Chinese build the railroad?
The Chinese started building the Transcontinental railroad in 1863 and the Transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.
Why was the first railroad needed?
The Transcontinental railroad was needed because the mining industry created a need for faster transportation-- stage coach lines and wagons were not moving fast enough.
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.
What was the transcontinental railroad act?
The Transcontinental Railroad Acts, also known as the Pacific Railroad acts, were acts passed in the early 1860s to encourage the construction of the transcontinental railroad. Construction was incentivized by giving land and bonds to the railroad companies.
Who thought of the transcontinental railroad?
Asa Whitney thought of the Transcontinental Railroad after the Lewis and Clark expedition.
The transcontinental railroad was finished in what year?
The Transcontinental Railroad was finished on May 10, 1869.
Were did the transcontinental railroad end?
The transcontinental railroad ended in Utah with a golden spike and bronze spike.
The new Pacific Railroad was a transcontinental railway. What does that mean?
the new pacific railroad was a transcontinental railway what does that mean?
Who was the chief engineer of the transcontinental railroad?
Theodore Judah was the first chief engineer of what became the transcontinental railroad.
