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I-9: Railroads Flashcards

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Government encouragement

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  • Provided money (loans) & land grants

- Gave wide stretches of land

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Human cost

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-High
Central Pacific> Chinese 
Union Pacific> Irish
~under harsh contracts
~no regard to the workers' safety
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Completion

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Promotory, Utah (1869)

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Impact

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  • Tied nation together
  • Moved products & people
  • Spurred industrial development
  • Growth of towns & cities
  • Native American & Mexican land taken
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