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Presented to Congress
Asa Whitney presented to congress a plan to expand the rails the other side of the country. -
Oregon
The settlement of the Oregon boundary took place -
Western Territories
The acquisition of the western territories took place -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, opening new lands for settlement -
Construction
The construction began of the transcontential rail line -
Colorado
The territory colorado became a state -
Finishing the Rails
In Promontory Utah two railroads met and the last piece was put into place by Leland Stanford -
Rails Completed
The rails were offically finished -
Washington,Dakota, and Montana
Territories became offical states -
Wyoming and Idaho
Became states -
Great Northern
A fifth line was created which was done and known by the great northern
