Transcontinental Railroad

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What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

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To connect the East coast and West coast and transport goods and people.

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In what town did the Central Pacific Railroad start?

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Sacramento, California

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In what town did the Union Pacific Railroad begin?

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Omaha, Nebraska

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In what town did both parts of the railroad met?

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Promontory, Utah

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What caused Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?

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The railroad was built in the middle of their land and was destroying it.

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What obstacle did the Union Pacific Railroad company face?

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being attacked by Native Americans

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Which president was in office that allowed the Transcontinental Railroad to be built?

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Abraham Lincoln

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What was a challenge the Central Pacific workers faced while building the Transcontinental Railroad?

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mountains

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How did people travel west before the Transcontinental Railroad was built?

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wagon trains

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What does transcontinental mean?

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to travel across a continent