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Asa Whitney Proposal
Asa Whitney proposed a plan for the federal government to finacially support the building of a railroad from the Mississippi to the Pacific. -
Oregon boundary
Increased support for the railroad -
Western territories
Aquisation of the territories in Mexico helped with the support of the project -
Discovery of gold
Found in California. Helped gain support of the project. -
Congress funds
Congress set aside money to survey different proposed routes. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
Senator Stephen Douglas introduced the act to try to win approval for a line from Chicago. -
Congress enacted legislation
Republic controlled Congress made a legislation for construction of the transcontinental line. Must be built by two companies, federal land grants. Thirty year government loan for each mile of track. -
Construction of the Union Pacifc
Omaha, Nebraska
Sacramento, California -
Two lines meet
Promontory Summit, Utah
Goldon spike joined the two railroads -
Three others finished
Northern Pacific: Lake Superior to Portland, Oregon
Santa Fe: Atchison, Kansas to Los Angeles
Southern Pacific: Los Angeles to New Orleans -
Great Northern