Homesteaders and the Transcontinental Railroad Answers

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Who first advocated for a transcontinental railroad?

Theodore Judah

Asa Whitney

Abraham Lincoln

Congress

Which of the following is a reason Whitney’s railroad was not built?

Congress thought a transcontinental railroad was a bad idea.

Congress could not agree where the track should end in the west.

Congress could not agree on a location for the rail line.

Congress thought the railroad would be too expensive to build.

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