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What was the significance of the transcontinental railroad?

Answer 1

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Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 1863 and 1869, where it joined the Union Pacific Railroad which had built west from Omaha.

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Answer 2

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Transcontinental Railroad helped America by connecting West with East. The transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 in Utah. The Transcontinental Railroad made it easier for people to travel a long distance in a short period of time and helped to transport mail faster and cheaper. For the first time, America became connected from one coast to another. The transcontinental railroad helped West to transport crops and raw materials to East Coast markets as well as to get manufactured goods from East Coast.