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Why did some believe it was necessary to build a railroad?
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Great Plains, snow covered Rocky Mountains, Great Basin-desert, rugged Sierra Nevada mountains
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Describe the geographic obstacles of the west.
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May 10, 1869
Promontory Point |
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Explain the Pacific Railroad Act.
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made the journey faster, cheaper, and safer
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Who was hired to build the railroad? How were they treated? Why?
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offered 2 companies government loans and free land to build the railroad
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When and where was the railroad completed?
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Chinese immigrants-poor wages, had to provide own foods/shelter
Irish-dangerous Germans |
