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Asa Whitney Proposes Plan
He proposed to congress that the U.S. should build a railroad that spanned from the Mississippi to the Pacific. -
Oregon Boundries
Oregon is defined as a territory -
Mexican Territories
Mexican territories are conquered by the U.S. -
Cali Gold
Gold is Discovered in California -
Congress surveys
Congress got funds to survey the land that was to be built on -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Senator Stephen Douglas introduced the Kansa Nebraska Act which was introduced so that he may get a railroad line from Chicago -
Republican Congress Approves
The republican Controlled congress approved of the construction of a trans contential railroad -
Union Pacific Railroad
The UPR began to build the railroad starting at Omaha, Nebraska -
Golden Spike
Opposite rails meet in Promontory Summit, Utah. A golden spike is placed last to finish the railroad -
Three other lines finished
Kansas to Los Angeles, Los Angeles to New Orleans ;all finished -
Fifth Line finsished
The Great Northern Railroad Finished
