RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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finding workers and had tornadoes
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blizzards and dynamite
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finding workers and being attacked by Native Americans
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high mountains and hiring Chinese workers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Each company faced unprecedented construction problems-mountains, severe weather, and the hostility of Native Americans. On May 10, 1869, in a ceremony at Promontory, Utah, the last rails were laid and the last spike driven.
Detailed explanation-2: -What obstacle was faced by both central Pacific and Union Pacific workers? If you go by the answer, the correct answer is The hard weather conditions. Such conditions make the workers feel uncomfortable while working and this effects on their work efficiency.
Detailed explanation-3: -Winter weather was the CP’s greatest, most underestimated problem. During the winter of 1866, it took nearly half the CP work force of 9, 000 men just to keep the track shoveled.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: For the US government and the railroad companies, the biggest obstacles in building the Transcontinental Railroad were mountains of solid granite and attacks by Native American war parties.