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The Pacific Railway Acts of 1862 granted land to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroad. What was the effect of the railroads selling this land?
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There was an increase in population in the American interior
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Which two companies completed the transcontinental railroad?
A+ Central Pacific---Union Pacific
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 built the transcontinental railroad-?
The Union Pacific Railroad and The Central Pacific Railroad Companies were formed to build the railroad. Many of the CPR workers working east from California were Chinese-Americans and many of the UPR workers building west from Nebraska were Irish immigrants.
Railroads were reluctant to build a transcontinental railroad themselves without assistance from the federal government Which of these pieces of legislation provided the necessary funds to build the?
the Pacific Railway Acts
The first transcontinental railroad in the united states was completed in?
The construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad started in 1863 and was finished in 1869. When it was first completed, it was known as the Pacific Railroad.
What two railroads companies built the first transcontinental railroad?
Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.
What railroad comany built the transcontinental railroad?
central pacific and union pacific railroad companies
In what state did the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads meet after finishing the transcontinental railroad?
After finishing the transcontinental railroad,the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads met in Utah.
What state did the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads meet after finishing the transcontinental railroad?
After finishing the transcontinental railroad,the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads met in Utah.
The two railroads joined in 1869 to form the first transcontinental railroad were the?
The two railroads the joined in 1869 to form the first transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific railroad.v
What are the two railroads that built the transcontinental railroad?
union pacific and central pacific
What three railroads made up the transcontinental railroad?
Only 2 railroads; Union Pacific and Central Pacific.
Who used the transcontinental railroad?
It was built by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads. It's assumed that they used it.
What are the two railroads involved in the transcontinental railroad?
Union Pacific and Central Pacific (became Southern Pacific).
The Pacific Railway Acts of 1862 granted land to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroad What was the effect of the railroads selling this land?
There was an increase in population in the American interior
What is the two railroads were joined together to make the transcontinental railroad in Summit Utah?
The Union and the Pacific railroads joined together to make the Transcontinental Railroad.
Which 2 railroad linked up at Promontory Utah to create the first transcontinental railroad?
The two railroads that linked up at Promontory, Utah to create the 1st transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad.
