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Asa White presents plan to Congress
Asa had a plan to subsidize the building of a railroad from the Mississippi River to the PAcific Ocean. -
Settlement of Oregan
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Acquisition of western territories
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Gold discovered in California
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More support for the project
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Funds to survey various routes by Congress
Arguing over what route the railroad should take but Senator Stephen Douglas reveals the Kansas-Nebraska Act. This was intended to win approval for the line from Chicago. -
Congress enacted legislation
Legislation provided for the construction of a transcontinental line. -
The Pacific RR began construction
In Omaha, Nebraska
The Central Pacific broke ground in Sacramento, California -
The two lines met in Promontory Summit, Utah
A golden spike was driven into the ground to join the two lines. -
Three additional lines were finished
There was the Northern Pacific RR that stretched from Lake Superior to Portland, Oregan; the Santa Fe which extended from Atchison, Kansas to Los Angeles; and the Southern Pacific connected Los Angeles to New Orleans