USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 1840s, the main argument in Congress over the transcontinental railroad concerned the geographic direction of the railroad. the money needed to fund the railroad. the lack of available workers to build the railroad. where the railroad should begin in the East.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Transcontinental Railroad reduced travel time from New York to California from as long as six months to as little as a week and the cost for the trip from $1, 000 to $150. The reduced travel time and cost created new business and settlement opportunities and enabled quicker and cheaper shipping of goods.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which statement best explains why the transcontinental railroad took several years to build? Digging through the mountains was very difficult, and the long winters hampered workers’ ability to make progress.

Detailed explanation-5: -The railroad opened for through traffic on May 10, 1869, when CPRR President Leland Stanford ceremonially drove the gold “Last Spike” (later often referred to as the “Golden Spike") at Promontory Summit in Utah.