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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 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 was recruited to build the Abraham Lincoln's transcontinental railroad?
Yes Abraham Lincoln did get employed for help building the first transcontinental railroad
What did the United States gain from the Gadsden treaty?
Acquisition of land for the right of way for a possible southern route for the Transcontinental Railroad.
The transcontinental railroad was completed in the year?
1869
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