Westward Expansion: Economic Development

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

The transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 at

A
$Chicago, Illinois$
B
$Promontory Point, Utah$
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C
$St. Louis, Missouri$
D
$Sacramento, California$

Explanation

Built largely by Chinese laborers (west) and Irish (east); transformed western development.

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