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What ethnic group immigrated to the western part of the the us and is associated with railroad work?
The Chinese
What Major Ethnic groups Immigrated into America in the Late 1800's and why?
Germany and Ireland
What 2 ethnic groups were apart of the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Irish
What ethnic groups was instumental in the building of the transcontinental railroad?
If speaking purely on ethnic groups responsible in building the American railroad system -- the answers are: German, Irish, and Chinese.
What was Vivian Cash's ethnic background?
Her paternal grandparents were both born in Italy and immigrated to the U.S., while her maternal grandparents were born in Texas.
Where did The Jets originally come from?
the United States, for the most part, although they are of different ethnic origins and some may have immigrated to the States during their lifetime
What two railroad lines built the first intercontinental railroad and what ethnic groups largely made up the labor force?
The two main lines were the Union Pacific (coming from Omaha, Nebraska) and the Western Pacific (coming from Sacramento, California). The Western Pacific workers were mostly Chinese. How could those small, scrawny workers be able to build over 150 miles of railroad? If they could do the Great Wall of China, they could certainly build a railroad. The Union Pacific workers were mostly American. It was easy for them because they had all their resources on the same continent, unlike the others who had to import from China.
Who helped the Canadians build the railroad?
Most of the labour used to build the Canadian Pacific Railway were immigrants because they would work for less pay. On the eastern side the largest ethnic group would have been Irish. On the western side it was the Chinese.
Two largest ethnic groups who built the central pacific railroad were Chinese and?
American Indians and the Chinese
Why did Chinese workers established ethnic enclaves in railroad boom towns?
They were escaping from the harrasment and discrimination they experienced.
The Jets originally come from?
the United States, for the most part, although they are of different ethnic origins and some may have immigrated to the States during their lifetime. *Apex approved
The largest ethnic group in the western mining district was the?
Irish immigrants formed the largest ethnic group in the mining district.
