Question

Most workers for the Union Pacific Railroad were

Answer 1

Answer: Irish immigrants

Explanation: Many of the Union Pacific railroad workers were young Civil War veterans, many were Irish immigrants, and almost all were single.

Answer 2

Many of the Union Pacific railroad workers were young Civil War veterans, many were Irish immigrants, and almost all were single. The close attachment to the railroads meant a constant stream of transient residents and a mixing of ethnic groups under the banner of the Pacific Railroad.