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4. Union Pacific Leader of the Union Pacific.
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Union Pacific
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Leader of the Union Pacific.
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Who is Grenville Dodge?

5. Union Pacific How did they get the iron rails?
They got it shipped by steamboat.

6. Union Pacific
Head of the Union Pacific.
Who is Thomas Durant?

7. Union Pacific
Where did they start building?
At Omaha, Nebraska

8. Pacific Railroad Act
What did the California Gold Rush have to do with the Pacific Railroad Act?
Demand for a transcontinental railroad increased.
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9. Pacific Railroad Act
What did Lincoln hope about a transcontinental railroad in the civil war?
Lincoln hoped it would help the Union win the Civil War.

10. Pacific Railroad Act Define the Pacific Railroad Act.
An 1862 law offering government loans and free land to the two companies building the transcontinental railroad.

11. Pacific Railroad Act When did Congress pass the Pacific Railroad Act?
In 1862
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12. Central Pacific Why did they have a hard time finding workers
Because of the 1849 Gold Rush in CA and some of the men were still serving in Union and Confederate armies.

13. Central Pacific Leader of the the Central Pacific.
Who is Charles Crocker?

14. Central Pacific
The most dangerous work was often given to these people.
Who is chinese and Irish immigrants .
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15. Central Pacific
Why did the Central Pacific company prefer using Immigrant labor?
Most men in the United States had other jobs

16. Ten Mile Day
How much did Crocker wager?
$10,000

17. Ten Mile Day
Who made the bet?
Charles Crocker

18. Ten Mile Day What does Ten Mile Day represent?
The day the Central Pacific completed 10 miles of track and won the $10,000 bet.

19. Ten Mile Day Why was the bet made?
Charles Crocker heard that the Union Pacific completed 6 miles of the track in one day so he made a bet with Thomas Durant that the Central Pacific could complete 10 miles of the track in one day.

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Final Jeopardy

21. Final Jeopardy Category
Used at the completion of the TCRR.
What is the golden spike?