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| What was the purpose of the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862? |
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| to ignite westward expansion |
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| What role did Theodore Judah Play? |
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| "Crazy Judah": came up with a concept to get through the sierra nevada mountains (central pacific) |
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| Who were the big four and whar was their signifigance in building the railroad? |
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Stanford, Hopkins, Huntington, Crocker
paid for Judah's idea |
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| What Role did Thomas C. Durant play? |
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the chief instructor to the railroad
---funding and making sure it was working |
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| Civil enegineer who built union railroad fast |
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| What were the beggining and ending points for both raidroads |
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Central pacific- Sacremento- Promintary Point
Union Pacific- Omaha- promintary point |
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| What was the signifigance of Promontory Point Utah May 10, 1869(dude)? |
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| Which Nationalities were the main workers on both railroads? |
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| what were the two payments to the railroad companies for building the railroads? |
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1. land in checkerboard style alternation squares for the government and squares for railroad
2. Money- 16000 per mile for flat land, 32000 per hills, 48000 per mile of mountians |
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| Why was a transcontential railroad important to the development of the United States? What role did the governmnet play in its redevelopment? |
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Definition
gov passed the act and financed it
importance= expasion |
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| Why was a transcontential railroad important to the development of the United States? What role did the governmnet play in its redevelopment? |
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Definition
gov passed the act and financed it
importance= expasion |
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| Why was a transcontential railroad important to the development of the United States? What role did the governmnet play in its redevelopment? |
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Definition
gov passed the act and financed it
importance= expasion |
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| What difficulties did workers face building the railroad? Which company do you think faced greater difficultes? |
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Definition
very dangerous
central pacific because of mountains |
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Term
| How did governmanet lead to conflict with Native Americans? What solutions might have been found to this conflict? |
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| moved indians to reservations |
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| Why do you think the expected expansion did not com immediately after the railroad was completed? |
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| becasue industrialization hit the east coast so people didnt want to leave |
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