Iris Chang wrote "The Chinese in America: A Narrative History" to highlight the contributions and struggles of Chinese immigrants in American history, including their involvement in building the transcontinental railroad. Chang explored the challenges faced by Chinese laborers and their impact on shaping American infrastructure.
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Immigration effected American history in every way. Without the first immigrants, the Pilgrims, establishing colonies on North America, the United States would not exist. We would not have the transcontinental railroad without Irish and Chinese workers.
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The first transcontinental railroad was funded with government money.
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The first transcontinental railroad was completed this point! (Novanet) --If I'm wrong, correct me!(:
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The First Transcontinental Railroad opened for traffic on May 10, 1869.
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Immigrants and minorities did most of the work on the first transcontinental railroad.
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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.
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The builders of the Transcontinental Railroad ranged in age from the late 10's to their early 40's or 50's
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The First Transcontinental Railroad spanned from Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska to Alameda, California.
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the first transcontinental railroad met in the middle at Promontory Point ,Utah
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I was named for connecting East to West America. It gave access from coast to coast of the continent. That is how it got its name, the Transcontinental Railroad.
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Chinese Immigrants played a major role in building the first transcontinental railroad.
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The American Experience - 1988 Transcontinental Railroad 15-7 was released on:
USA: 27 January 2003
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No. The English have nowhere to build a transcontinental railroad; they are on an island. The US was the first to begin such a railroad - aptly named the First Trascontinental Railroad - and the Russians soon followed with the Trans-Siberian Railway.
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The celebration commemorating the completion of the first transcontinental railroad was held at Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869.
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Yes Abraham Lincoln did get employed for help building the first transcontinental railroad
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The first Trancontinental Railroad was most likely black with gold.
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The two railroads the joined in 1869 to form the first transcontinental railroad were the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific railroad.v
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Stuart Daggett has written:
'The structure of transcontinental railroad rates' -- subject(s): Freight, Railroads, Rates
'Railroad consolidation west of the Mississippi River' -- subject(s): History, Mergers, Railroads
'Chapters on the history of the Southern Pacific' -- subject(s): Southern Pacific Railroad
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Gadsden
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John F. Stover has written:
'History of the Illinois Central Railroad' -- subject(s): Illinois Central Railroad
'Iron road to the West' -- subject(s): Railroads, History
'History of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad' -- subject(s): Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, History
'American railroads' -- subject(s): Railroads, History, Eisenbahn
'American Railroads (Midway)'
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the central and pacific railroad compnaies.
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It was a railway that connected the western states to the rest of the U.S.
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This Is America Charlie Brown - 1988 The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad 1-5 was released on:
USA: 10 February 1989
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Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.
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It marks the point where the transcontinental railroad system was completed.
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The first transcontinental railroad was completed.
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The first railroad to connect the east and west coasts of the US was the First Transcontinental Railroad, completed in 1869. The project linked the Central Pacific Railroad from the west and the Union Pacific Railroad from the east at Promontory Summit, Utah.
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No. Leland Standford drove the last spike into the first transcontinental railroad.
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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.
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Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico
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US history
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It was about changing the time it takes to cross North America from months to days.
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The golden spike was famous for finishing the transcontinental railroad in America.
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Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific Railroad Company.
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No. The transcontinental line was completed in 1869, which was four decades plus after the first railroads began operating in the US.
Before this railroad was made there were already many other railroads in the eastern United States, but there were so many travelers to the west that the government wanted to make it easier for people to move out west with the Transcontinental Railroad.
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One of the main things that made the construction the First Transcontinental Railroad successful was Chinese labor. Many Chinese immigrants came to the US looking for jobs, and they were willing to work for lower wages than American workers.
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The Transcontinental Railroad was important, as it was the first railroad that connected both the East and West coasts, and it made a quicker, more efficient way to transport people and goods to different places.
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The main reason for building the transcontinental was to transport good from the east to the west.
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The Chinese started building the Transcontinental railroad in 1863 and the Transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869.
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No. The transcontinental line was completed in 1869, which was four decades plus after the first railroads began operating in the US.
Before this railroad was made there were already many other railroads in the eastern United States, but there were so many travelers to the west that the government wanted to make it easier for people to move out west with the Transcontinental Railroad.
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why did they build the transcontinental railroad
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