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The Homestead Act:
- Gives any American up to 160 acres of land in west
- Must improve and live there 5 years
- Signed into law by President Lincoln in May 1862
The Pacific Railway Act:
- Grants the Union Pacific & Central Pacific companies 6,000 acres to build transcontinental railroad
- Signed into law by President Lincoln in May 1862
The Central Pacific:
- Work begins in Jan. 1963 outside Sacramento, CA
- About 10,000 men make up workforce
- Employs almost 6,000 Chinese immigrants
The Sierra Nevada Mtns:
- Nitroglycerin used as explosive
- Chinese workers strike for a small salary increase
The Union Pacific:
- Late start due to bribery scandals
- Began in Omaha, Neb.
- Indian attacks common across the Great Plains
Promontory Point:
- May 1869 - Golden Spike driven in
- Transcontinental Railroad completed
- Country linked from NY to CA for the 1st time
The 10 Mile Day:
- April 1869
- Competition between 2 companies gets fierce
- Central Pacific workers lay a record 10 miles of track in one day
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