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Asa Whitney presented to congress a plan for the federal govternment to subsidize the building of a railroad from the Missisippi river to the pacific.
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settlement of Oregon boundry and acquisition of western territorys from Mexico
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Gold in California encouraged the project into 1853
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Senetor Stephen Douglas introduced his Kansas Nebraska act intended to win approval for a line from Chicago. Started contriversy between the North and the South, delayed the plans.
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Republican controlled congress, inacted legislation providing for construction of a transcontinental railroad
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Union Pacific RR began construction from Omaha, Nebraska, while the Central Pacific broke ground at Sacremento, California
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Golden spike joined the two RR's. completed the first transcontinental RR
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Northern Pacific RR connected Portland, Oregon. Santa Fe, New Mexico. And Los Angeles, California
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Fifth line, great northern was completed in 1893
