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Can someone help me with this assignemnt? I'm willing to write it on my own I just dont know where to start and I've been avoiding it for weeks now. What debates did people have about the placement of the Transcontinental Railroad?

that's the question I have to write an essay on the railroads of the 1800s.

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Answer: What were some problems building the transcontinental railroad? of snow and were camping in tunnels they created underneath it. Avalanche's posed another danger. An entire camp was taken out by an avalanche, including all of its workers. Another challenge they faced was the need to create tunnels through the mountains.

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As they built the railroad, the Union Pacific workers faced many struggles with the Native Americans. Bloody battles resulted from the railroad's appearance in these peoples lands. The Native Americans felt threatened by the "white man and his iron horse". However, they fought through and continued to build.

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