Transcontinental Railroad Questions And Answers | Verified

Transcontinental Railroad Questions And Answers |
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1. What was the greatest technological and
engi- neering feat of the 19th Century? The Transcontinental Railroad

2. When was the Transcontinental Railroad
com- pleted? May 10, 1869
3. Where was the Transcontinental Railroad
com- pleted?
At Promontory Summit, Utah

4. How long did the Transcontinental Railroad take Six years
to complete?

5. Why was the Transcontinental Railroad built? Built to unite the Eastern Unit-
ed States with the Western United
States

6. When did construction on the
Transcontinental Railroad begin? After the Civil War

7. What route did Theodore Judah pick for
the Transcontinental Railroad? Through the wilderness of
Califor- nia's Sierra Nevada

8. Where did funding for the Transcontinental Rail- The Government
road come from?
9. What were the two competing railroad
compa- nies? Central Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific

10. Central Pacific Railroad Advancing from west to east
Started building from
Sacramento, CA

11. Central Pacific Workers Had trouble recruiting
dependable workers

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