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What year did the Southern Pacific Railroad connect Arizona with the eastern states?
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∙ 13y ago
Pretty sure it was 1926
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connect east and west. Also needed to move the indians from the path and also needed Chinese labor
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In what city does the union pacific railroad and the central pacific railroad connect?
Promontory Utah
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It was called the "transcontinental" railroad.
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Why was the union pacific built in California?
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What is the biggest reason why the US purchased Arizona and New Mexico from Mexico?
The acquisition of the southern parts of Arizona and New Mexico (known as the Gadsden Purchase) was mainly due to the fact that the United States was trying to connect the East and West coasts by railroad. The Rocky Mountains made this difficult, and railroad companies pressured the government to buy the Gadsden Purchase from Mexico to build a railroad south of the Rocky Mountains. Note: The first intercontinental railroad was actually built through the Rocky Mountains, not south of it. I'm not sure why, if anyone would like to add on to this answer, feel free.
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What did the transcontinetal railroad connect?
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