but this was how much the Transcontinental Railroad saved risk and money during the 19th century. Once the Transcontinental Railroad was completed this was the ultimate way across the country‚ and killed the idea of a Northwest Passage. During the 19th century‚ many people in the United States started believing in Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny is the belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent. We achieved this feat by buying the
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Transcontinental Railroad The Transcontinental Railroad was a significant event in American History. This railroad was the work of two railroad companies‚ the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific‚ which built their lines as fast as they could until they met in Utah in 1869. Once this complex building project was completed‚ the United States was now connected from coast to coast by railroad tracks and led to an era of westward expansion. What few people realize is that this turning point in American
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The examination and the research on the Transcontinental Railroad has led many to the realization of the significance of the Railroad in American history whether it be positive or negative. The Great Railroad was created between the years of 1863 to 1869. It all had begun with a charter granted to the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies through the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862. In the seven years‚ the two companies raced toward the meeting point in Promontory‚ Utah; one starting
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The First Transcontinental Railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the "Overland Route") was a railroad line built in the United States between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs‚ Iowa/Omaha‚ Nebraska[1][2] (via Ogden‚ Utah and Sacramento‚ California) with the Pacific Ocean at Alameda‚ California on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco
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had a vast influence on the transcontinental railroad. Their hard work and perfection resulted in the early completion of the railroad. These workers faced many hardships and difficulties along the way such as discrimination‚ hazardous weather conditions and unleveled land but it did not hinder the fierce competition between the two groups. It was their methods and work ethics that made the transcontinental railroad such a success. Although the Transcontinental Railroad was visualized‚ planned out
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The Transcontinental Railroad: A Double Edged Sword David B Jayroe II Hist233 Professor Para November 15‚ 2014 The Transcontinental Railroad: A Double Edged Sword January 24‚ 1948 was the day that drastically changed the history of America. This day‚ James W. Marshal discovered gold in the south fork of the American River‚ while building a saw mill for Captain John Sutter. Despite his attempts to conceal his discovery‚ the news spread quickly across the country‚ setting the California
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during the construction of the transcontinental railroad? Chinese in the 1800’s faced many challenges in the process of building the transcontinental railroad. The Chinese faced discrimination‚ dangerous working areas‚ and long hours of work with little wage. The transcontinental railroad had a purpose for its construction. It served to transport goods and supplies to areas in which it was burdening to transport to using other kinds of transportation. Building the railroad served to also receive land
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On this day ten years ago‚ our country completed the construction of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad. As a worker for the Central Pacific Company‚ I had faced more difficult conditions than the workers of the Union Pacific Company. The transcontinental railroad has greatly benefitted our country‚ which means all our hard work has payed off. I recall being a part of the crew that was chosen to lay the final ten miles of track. It was an amazing experience and memorable day for everyone
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effect. Numerous factors came in to play which built upon themselves to cause America to grow and move west‚ but the biggest factor was the transcontinental railroad. As the railroads were put in‚ lands improved‚ trade increased‚ cities grew and territories became states. With every passing decade‚ clear growth could be seen in all aspects of life. The railroad took seven years to build between two different companies‚ but it opened up endless opportunities and room for growth for the United States
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Continental Railroad The First Transcontinental Railroad‚ originally known as the “Pacific Railroad” constituted one of the most significant and ambitious American technological advancements of the 19th century following the building of the Erie Canal in the 1820s and the crossing of the Isthmus of Panama by the Panama Railroad in 1855. It served as a vital link for trade‚ commerce and travel that joined the eastern and western halves of the late 19th-century United States. The transcontinental railroad
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