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How many Chinese workers died building the transcontinental railroad?
7780000000000
What was not a major danger workers faced building the transcontinental railroad?
Being eaten by killer penguins,
What dangers did the railroad workers face when the transcontinental railroad was built?
Temperature, hygiene, hunger
Irish workers and the transcontinental railroad?
They helped because of a food famin and needed more money.
Transcontinental railroad facts?
The day the Transcontinental Railroad was finished, the workers drove a golden spike to connect the 2 railroads to form one. Also the transcontinental railroad was made so people could cross the United States faster.You could travel first class across the country in four days.Only parts of the Transcontinental Railroad are in use today.The Central Pacific had to blast 19 tunnels through the Sierra Nevada.Before the railroad, to get to California from the east coast by boat took about 190 days.It took the work of thousands of men to build the Transcontinental Railroad.The entire project of the building of the railroad costed hundreds of millions of dollars. And that was the cost in the nineteenth century who knows what it could cost now. Maybe, billions, or even trillions of dollars! two thirds of the workers were Asian the other was American and Irish.
How many Chinese workers died building the transcontinental railroad?
7780000000000
How old were the workers when building the transcontinental railroad?
The builders of the Transcontinental Railroad ranged in age from the late 10's to their early 40's or 50's
What groups consitituted the majority of workers responsible for building the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Irish immigrants
What group constituted the majority of workers responsible for building the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Irish Immigrants
What was not a major danger workers faced building the transcontinental railroad?
Being eaten by killer penguins,
What problems did workers face while building the transcontinental railroad?
is this ur SS hw lol
What dangers did the railroad workers face when the transcontinental railroad was built?
Temperature, hygiene, hunger
Did the workers camp out while working on the transcontinental railroad?
yes!
What country did most of the workers who built the transcontinental railroad come from?
china
Why was it hard for companies to find workers for the transcontinental railroad?
the chinese workers were not allowed to enter the country
What many railroad workers homeland?
At the time we were building the Transcontinental Railroad, most of the workmen were Chinese on the team coming from Sacramento heading east. The team building westbound were mostly Irish, Italian and African Americans, but primarily Irish.
How did the railroads solve the problem of not having enough workers to build the transcontinental railroad?
They imported workers from China
