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6. How did the construction and completion of the Transcontinental Railroad help the U.S.

achieve its goal of Manifest Destiny?

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The Transcontinental Railroad physically bound the west coast to the Union, and also interconnected all Americans, in that travel and transport of goods became more efficient. .This was a goal of Manifest Destiny, the American philosophy that drove westward expansion

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