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Asa Whitney presented to Congress a plan for the federal governmant to subsidize the building of railroad from the MIssissippi River to the Pacific.
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Oregan boundry
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The aquisitions of western territories from Mexico.
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Gold!!!! in Cali.
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Intended to win approval for a line from Chicago, the ensuing sectional controversey between North and Southfroced a delay in the plans.
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This was enabled to get 10 miles for every bit of RR construction.
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Republican-Controlled congress enacted legislation providing for construction of a transcontinental line.
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Union Pacific started from Omaha, Nebraska. While central broke ground at two railways.completing the first transcontinetnal railroad.
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Utah where the last official spike for the TR was put in the ground.
