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Period: to
big bang
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expanshions
us expands its union way of life across the entire content -
build
abraham lincon conversed with congress to build the contentel railroad across the entire contenent -
outland workers
hired chinks to blow out mountans and buld railroad by laying track -
growing chinks
numbers grew by how many chinks worked on the railroad in california who were youn men becouse workers demanded mor pay so they recruted chinks -
weather problems
the was a horrible inter this year while bulding the contnentil railroad with 30ft drinfts with 40ft of snow and 80 ft high in the sierra mts -
rebellion
chineese rebellion -
writeing to charlie
wanted to recruet recently freed blacks to build railroad to replace chineese -
done
both sides of the railroad meet finnaly -
competition
central pacific and union pacific raced to see who layed track down the fastest -
new life
corren utah faunded first settlement in the region -
aggrement
divides the suix terrotory into the power vally and purpitouty -
first train
first train rummbled across reno
