Railroad Expansion

What effect does railroad expansion have on industry?
-Could transport large amounts of goods quickly and efficiently. Cause linked the nation could obtain raw materials easily and sell goods to larger number of people.

Describe how the transcontinental railroad comes to be:
-In 1863 simultaneously Central Pacific started laying track in Sacramento heading east and Union Pacific started laying track in Omaha heading west in an effort to connect.

Describe the effect the transcontinental railroad had on Chinese immigrants:
-Central Pacific Used Chinese Immigrants working under harsh conditions and with little regard for their safety as they chipped and blasted through Rockies.

Describe the effects of the transcontinental railroad:
-Stimulated Growths of Towns and cities with prospectors buying land where railroad might be an existing towns lobbying to be on the route.