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They layed their first track which started the railroad. They layed their first track in Sacromento.
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The white workers on the railroad got threatened to be replaced because they complained about the pay and the hours of working.
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They hired 2,000 Chinese workers because the white workers were complaing about the pay and too many hours. They knew the Chinese would be loyal and hard working.
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The war ending made it to where the railroad companies could hire freed slaves.
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The Union Pacific starts laying their first track. They layed their first track in Omoha, Nebraska.
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Diseases swept through the workers on the railroad. The Chinese workers were healthier than the white workers.
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This winter was one of the most brutal winter ever recorded. The Chinese found a way to still work in the harsh storm.
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They brought in nitroglycerin to blow through rocks to build more tracks.
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They tried to go on stike to get better hourses and wages.
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A week later the strike ended but they had a small victory and their was no violence.
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When the two companies got with in 100 feet of each other, the Irish would taunt the Chinese. The Chinese were wounded by blasting powder. A couple days later, a mysterious explosion killed several Irish workers.
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They had a battle to see who could lay the tracks the fastest.
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The railroad finished, and Central Pacific won. They layed the golden spike at Promotory Point.
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All the workers went home but the Chinese didn't know what to do because they didn't speak english. They tried to find work some where else.
