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weqwewe [10]
3 years ago
14

What debates did people have about the placement of the Transcontinental Railroad?

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1 answer:
ivolga24 [154]3 years ago
7 0

the main debate was a whether they were going to have a "central" route, via the Platte River in Nebraska and the South Pass in Wyoming, or a "southern" route, avoiding the Rockies by going through Texas to Los Angeles.

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