Pacific Railway Acts

The Pacific Railway Act passed in 1862. Which paved the way for two companies-- the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific--to construct a railroad that would connect Omaha, Nebraska to the west coast. With this type of expansion the railroad became the easiest way of moving westward. Since this was the easiest form of transportation of goods the Western settlement increased and more railroads were built. It was also the easiest way to get goods to the market. This meant that the settlement revolved

transported had to move trains where these railways met up. Also, many railways would not intersect towns, causing them to board trains on the other side of town. The Transcontinental Railroad was one of the stepping stones towards standardization as these factors were enforced by law for uniformity, and towns began to be built around these railways. This allowed people to travel from the eastern coast to the western coast without having to swap railways many times and would bring people and their

obstacles. Thanks to the vision of some individuals and the authorization of President Abraham Lincoln, the Transcontinental Railroad became a reality; once the project was completed it connected the entire country and increased production for both the Pacific and the Atlantic. Thirty years after the first locomotives arrived from Britain in early 1830’s, “railroads

“In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act into law. The act said that there were two main railroad lines. The Central Pacific Railroad would come from California and the Union Pacific Railroad would come from the Midwest. The two railroads would meet somewhere in the middle.”(Ducksters). Seven years later the Transcontinental Railroad is finished and you can now travel across the country with ease. The Transcontinental Railroad has impacted positive Westward expansion because

settlement” attracted them . After Canada was officially announced as a country, Canadian Pacific Railway and the gold rush in British Columbia were the main factors that motivated Chinese and other Asian people to immigrate to Canada . During the “Fraser River” gold rush and Canadian Pacific Railway many workers were required for constructing roads, cutting down trees, mountains and clearing the area, making the railway lines; Chinese workers agreed to work at low wages and consequently were hired . The

John A. Macdonald wanted to create a new country under the name of Canada. He wanted an entire dominion from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and even to the Arctic Ocean. He wanted this country to be unified. The country of Canada came to be as a result of leaders negotiating treaties with the Canadian government, based on what they think is best for their colony. It was because of the

little to no recognition for their work or contributions to the project. They were grossly underpaid, receiving only half of the wage to that of their white counterparts and they were not in receipt of any type of social benefits. The Canadian Pacific Railways saw its completion in November of 1885 as the last spike was driven in at Craigellachie, British Columbia. As domestic labourers and union confederates saw the end of the project drawing near they began to become outraged at the outsourcing

Westward Expansion was the desire of America to control the territories of western parts of America that were either unclaimed or occupied by other nations. It is pertinent to discern that England influenced the United States in diverse ways. In the second half of 18th century, the railroad which that was invented in England brought a significant impact in the United States expansion to the West. Railroads originated from England. England had a dense populace, substantial financial resources and

they caused the defeat of the government of the time. The first was the Pacific Scandal of 1873 under the leadership of Canada’s first Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. During his time in power, Prime Minister Macdonald needed money to hold on to seats in Parliament, especially in Ontario and Quebec and devised a plan with Sir Hugh Allen who was a very wealthy individual in order to receive funding

The TransContinental Railroad “If any act symbolized the taming of the Northwest frontier, it was the driving of the final spike to complete the nation’s first transcontinental railroad.”1 The first railroad west of the Mississippi River was opened on December 23, 1852. Five miles long, the track ran from St. Louis to Cheltanham, Missouri. Twenty-five years prior, there were no railroads in the United States; twenty-five years later, railroads joined the east and west coasts from New