Congress discussed plans for a transcontinental railroad in the 1840s and 50s but these discussions ended in disagreement. Northerners wanted routes built in the North, and Southerners wanted routes in the South. in 1861, 11 Southern states seceded, and the Civil War began. With that succession, the Union states could proceed with the First Transcontinental Railroad. In 1862, Congress passed the Homestead Act of 1862. This act encouraged settles to go west claim land and create a homestead. Later that same year Congress passed the Pacific Railway Act, which promised government bonds and land grants to companies that would build railroads across western Pacific and the Union Pacific. The Central Pacific started in Sacramento, California and build eastward. The Union Pacific stared in Omaha, Nebraska and built westward. Both companies tried to lay track as fast as possible to get the most money from the government. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies.

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Congress discussed plans for a transcontinental railroad in the 1840s and 50s but these discussions ended in disagreement. Northerners wanted routes built in the North, and Southerners wanted routes in the South. in 1861, 11 Southern states seceded, and the Civil War began. With that succession, the Union states could proceed with the First Transcontinental Railroad. In 1862, Congress passed the Homestead Act of 1862. This act encouraged settles to “go west” claim land and create a homestead. Later that same year Congress passed the Pacific Railway Act, which promised government bonds and land grants to companies that would build railroads across western Pacific and the Union Pacific. The Central Pacific started in Sacramento, California and build eastward. The Union Pacific stared in Omaha, Nebraska and built westward. Both companies tried to lay track as fast as possible to get the most money from the government. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies.

A	They worked harmoniously together
B	They were in competition to lay track the fastest.
C	Neither answer is in the text.
D	Both answers are in the text.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Connecting the two American coasts made the economic export of Western resources to Eastern markets easier than ever before. The railroad also facilitated westward expansion, escalating conflicts between Native American tribes and settlers who now had easier access to new territories.

Detailed explanation-2: -On May 10, 1869, in a ceremony at Promontory, Utah, the last rails were laid and the last spike driven. Congress eventually authorized 4 transcontinental railroads and granted 174 million acres of public lands for rights-of-way.

Detailed explanation-3: -Within ten years of its completion, the railroad shipped $50 million worth of freight coast to coast every year. Just as it opened the markets of the west coast and Asia to the east, it brought products of eastern industry to the growing populace beyond the Mississippi.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the transcontinental railroad? The transcontinental railroad was a train route across the United States that was finished in 1869. The route connected the east and west regions of the U.S. by rail for the first time.

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