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What two groups of immigrants were used to create the transcontinental rainroad?
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∙ 10y ago
The two main ethnic groups were CHINESE & IRISH. Im not sure if there were black and white, but CHINESE & IRISH for sure.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoAfrican-American called themselves Exodusters they built them along with song Mexican (back in the day called Mexican-Americans), Chinese and Irish folks
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∙ 11y agoIrish and Chinese because in my calculation the irish and chinese was first new made by will hobbs from take me to the river
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∙ 10y agoIn the East, workers were generally Irish immigrants. While in the West, the Chinese immigrants were the primary workers
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∙ 11y agoIrish and Chinese immigrants.
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Who helped complete railroad?
Primarily Irish immigrants from the east cost of the US, and Chinese immigrants from the west. There were other ethnic groups who worked on the railroads, but these were the largest groups.
Why did neighborhoods and even industries come to be associated with immigrants of a particular nationality?
Immigrants tended to settle in nationality groups
What continent did most immigrants come from in 1890?
Between 1830 and 1860 the main groups of immigrants came from Europe. More specifically, the largest groups immigrating were people from Ireland and Germany.
Why did some neighborhoods and even industries come to be associated with immigrants of a particular nationality?
Immigrants tended to settle in nationality groups
What are the names of 2 groups of immigrants?
You need to give a country and a timeframe.
What groups consitituted the majority of workers responsible for building the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Irish immigrants
What were the two major ethnic groups employed in the building of the first transcontinental railroad?
Caucasian and oriental were the two main ethnic groups. The labor force was made up Chinese and Irish immigrants, as well as veterans of the American Civil War. The veterans would have included African Americans and Hispanics. Source: Wikipedia, First Transcontinental Railroad.
What three groups were the workersvon the transcontinental railroad?
The Irish, Chinese, and African Americans comprised the workforce on the Transcontinental Railroad.
Which group of laborers did most of the work on the transcontinental railroad?
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What 2 ethnic groups were apart of the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Irish
Which groups provided most of the labor for the construction of the transcontinental railroad?
The Irish & the Chinese.
What special groups helped the immigrants?
no one
Which of the following groups of workers lived in poverty?
immigrants
Who helped complete railroad?
Primarily Irish immigrants from the east cost of the US, and Chinese immigrants from the west. There were other ethnic groups who worked on the railroads, but these were the largest groups.
What do immigrants do?
Immigrants travel from their respective countries to another country. Immigrants tend to travel in groups, or settle in areas with many people of their same ethnicity.
Who were the primary groups of immigrants in 1607-1830?
Beginning in 1607, the primary immigrants were British. The years of 1820 to 1830 saw a wave of Irish immigrants.
Which groups of immigrants do you think faced the greatest challenges in the US?
native americans even though we aren't immigrants !
