Question

What caused slow progress during the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?

A. hazardous mountain regions made work difficult
B. competition between railroad companies slowed down progress
C. railroad companies often had to spend time seeking out people to invest
D. railroad companies could not find enough laborers to work for low wages

Answer 1

The first Transcontinental Railroad was built in six years in the 1860s. What caused slow progress during the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad is the hazardous mountain regions made work difficult. The answer for this would be option A. Hope this answers your question.

Answer 2

The correct option is A. The slow progress during the contruction of the Transcontinental Railroad was caused by the hazardous mountain regions made work difficult.

The construction of a transcontinental railroad was one of the United States' major technological achievements. Railroad track had to be located over 2,000 miles of rugged terrain, including mountains of solid granite. The progress in the tunnels through the mountains was agonizingly slow, an average of a foot a day.