Question

Choose the items that CORRECTLY describe an aspect of the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad. It crossed the Rocky Mountains. Large number of Irish immigrants were used in construction going westward. It crossed the Appalachian Mountains. The Union Pacific Railroad used mostly Chinese labor. The Central Pacific Railroad built track from west to east. Large numbers of Japanese immigrants were used in eastward construction. Construction was completed before the end of the Civil War. The Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met at Promontory Point, Utah, completing the project.

Answer 1

The construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad involved crossing the Rocky Mountains, utilizing Irish and Chinese labor, building track from west to east, completing construction after the end of the Civil War, and meeting at Promontory Point, Utah.

Step-by-step explanation:

The construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad had several aspects:

1. It crossed the Rocky Mountains. This was a challenging task due to the rugged terrain and harsh weather conditions.

2. A large number of Irish immigrants were utilized in the construction going westward. They played a crucial role in building the railroad.

3. The Union Pacific Railroad primarily used Chinese labor to construct their portion of the railroad. Thousands of Chinese immigrants were employed for this massive undertaking.

4. The Central Pacific Railroad built track from west to east. They started from Sacramento, California, and worked their way towards Omaha, Nebraska.

5. The construction was completed after the end of the Civil War. The First Transcontinental Railroad was officially completed on May 10, 1869, when the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met at Promontory Point, Utah.

Answer 2

The items that correctly describe an aspect of the building of the First Transcontinental Railroad are:

-It crossed the Rocky Mountains.

-The Union Pacific Railroad used mostly Chinese labor.

-The Central Pacific Railroad built track from west to east.

-The Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads met at Promontory Point, Utah, completing the project.

Step-by-step explanation:

The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States was a railroad line, built between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific companies, which connected Council Bluffs (Iowa) and Omaha (Nebraska) to Sacramento (California) and the Pacific Ocean in Oakland (California). Linking with the existing rail network to the east it connected, in fact, the coast of the Atlantic Ocean with the one of the Pacific for the first time with railroad. The line was popularly called Overland Route and was in service until the end of 1962. Coming into service on May 10, 1869 with the placement of the symbolic golden spike in Promontory (Utah), this route established a transcontinental mechanized transport system that revolutionized demography and the economy from the Far West of the United States.