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Transcontinental Railroad
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Pacific Railroad Act
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What was the purpose?
To connect the East US to the West for easier travel
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What did Cyrus K. Holliday do for the railroad in Kansas?
built the first 20 miles of the railroad from Topeka to Carbondale
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What was the first engine to arrive in Kansas?
The Albany
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Who signed the Pacific Railroad Act?
Abraham Lincoln
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When did the transcontinental railroad unite the United States?
The late 1800's
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How was Fred Harvey connected with Kansas railroads?
He brought one of his ideas to Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
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What was the first company to lay tacks in Kansas?
The Elwood and Marysville Railroad
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What is the Pacific Railroad Act?
It promotes the expansion of the railroad
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How long did it take to complete the transcontinental railroad?
6 years
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George Stephenson had developed the first....?
locomotive
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What day did they start the building the railroad?
January 8th 1863
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Who passed the Pacific Railroad Act?
The federal government
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Who was in presidency during the completion of the transcontinental railroad? (March 4 1869- March 4 1877) Hint: 18th American president
Ulysses Grant
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The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad was originally organized in 1859 but didn't start laying track until...?
1868
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What was the Kansas railroad suppose to promote?
Settlement and businesses
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When was the Centeral Pacific and Union Pacific railroads connected?
May 10th 1869
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The railroad crossed who's land?
The Native Americans
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What did the Pacific Railroad Act promote?
The Transcontinental Railroad