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Question 9 • US History

Which event happened prior to the signing the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862?

Answer
A
Railroad workers drilled tunnels through the Sierra Nevada mountains.
B
The Golden Spike ceremony was held in honor of the transcontinental railroad.
C
Asa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad.
D
The end of the Civil War freed veterans to work on the railroad.

Explanation

Asa Whitney proposed a transcontinental railroad in the 1840s and requested permission to build one, before Congress passed the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862. The other events happened later: tunnel construction followed the act, the Civil War ended in 1865, and the Golden Spike ceremony took place in 1869.

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