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... Railroad Company to build a transcontinental railroad ? 5. What did Representative Pruyn mean by the statement that " the Government in fact built the road " ? 6. Why did the Investigating Committee on Credit Mobilier report that the ...
... Railroad Company to build a transcontinental railroad ? 5. What did Representative Pruyn mean by the statement that " the Government in fact built the road " ? 6. Why did the Investigating Committee on Credit Mobilier report that the ...
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... railroad building on a vast scale was the charter granted by Congress to the Union Pacific Railroad on July 1 , 1862.1 An Act to Aid in Construction of a Railroad and Telegraph Line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean and to ...
... railroad building on a vast scale was the charter granted by Congress to the Union Pacific Railroad on July 1 , 1862.1 An Act to Aid in Construction of a Railroad and Telegraph Line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean and to ...
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... railroad building the American people were quick to see the eco- nomic advantages which rail transportation would provide and slow to realize that the public might not gain the benefit of these advantages . It was clear that the railroads ...
... railroad building the American people were quick to see the eco- nomic advantages which rail transportation would provide and slow to realize that the public might not gain the benefit of these advantages . It was clear that the railroads ...
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Sentiment | 4 |
Selections from An Inquiry into the | 10 |
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