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President Abraham Lincoln made it a priority to complete the transcontinental railroad. He signed the Pacific Railway Act in 1862, which provided federal support for the construction of the railroad. Lincoln believed that the railroad would promote westward expansion, economic growth, and national unity, especially during the Civil War era. The completion of the railroad in 1869 significantly transformed transportation and commerce in the United States.

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