USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The building of the transcontinental railroad opened up the American West to more rapid development. With the completion of the track, the travel time for making the 3, 000-mile journey across the United States was cut from a matter of months to under a week.

Detailed explanation-2: -The legislative efforts that resulted in the Pacific Railway Act led to the successful completion of the transcontinental railroad, which reduced the travel time across the continent from several months to one week and is considered one of the greatest technological achievements of the 19th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -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. The railroad ensured a production boom, as industry mined the vast resources of the middle and western continent for use in production.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following is true of the first transcontinental railroad? The passage of the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 indefinitely postponed its construction. The Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads built it along a north-central route.