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Which of the following is incorrect about the US Transcontinental Railroad?

It allowed raw materials from the West to be shipped to factories in the East more easily and
cheaply than before.
Chinese laborers came to the US to work on the railroad.
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1890
The railroad was built from the East and West at the same time, joined together by silver and
gold stakes at Promontory Point, Utah.

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Answer: the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1890.

Step-by-step explanation:

It was actually completed in 1869.

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Answer:

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1890

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