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it was a railroad cross!ng the country making it much easier to expand west and help western cities grow

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A rail line that span the continent and connect the Atlantic ad Pacific coasts that began in the1850s.

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The transcontinental railroad was a major transporting facility. And forced Indians out of their territory.

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a rail road that went from one end of america to another

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What color was the first transcontinental railroad?

The first Trancontinental Railroad was most likely black with gold.


Who became president two months after the Trancontinental railroad was completed?

Rutherford B. Hayes


Two railroads that built the trancontinental railroad?

The two railroad companies the built the trancontintal railroad were the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Rail Companies.


Did any of the Cherokee Indians die in 1869 during the trancontinental railroad making?

Yes many Cherokee Indians were killed after refusing to give up their land to the builders of the transcontinental. they had to move away and they had to fight for their lives.:(


Place in Utah where the last spike in the trancontinental railroad was driven?

The golden spike (also known as The Last Spike) connecting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads was driven at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory on May 10, 1869.


What was the transcontinetal railroad?

it was a railroad \


What two railroad companies built the first transcontinental railroad?

Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.


What is the name of the railroad that Harriet Tubman worked on?

The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad.


What railroad became the primary railroad in Georgia in 1830?

the Western and Atlantic railroad.


What railroad became the primary railroad in Georgia in the 1830s?

the Western and Atlantic railroad.


How do i get a railroad pass?

Work for a railroad.


Who provided funding for the transcontinental railroad?

the pacific railroad act helped fund the building of the railroad and it gave the railroad company land.