the transcontinental railroad
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:railway_line
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln |
| gptkbp:challenges |
gptkb:Native_American_tribe
harsh weather conditions mountain ranges |
| gptkbp:completed |
gptkb:Promontory_Summit
1869 the driving of the last spike |
| gptkbp:connects |
gptkb:California
gptkb:Nebraska |
| gptkbp:constructed_in |
gptkb:Central_Pacific_Railroad
gptkb:Union_Pacific_Railroad 1863 the Great Plains the Sierra Nevada mountains |
| gptkbp:employs |
thousands of workers
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the transcontinental railroad
|
| gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:Chinese_laborers
Irish laborers |
| gptkbp:increased |
between the east and west
to the western United States |
| gptkbp:influenced |
the economy of the United States
|
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
the Golden Spike ceremony
|
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
westward expansion
|
| gptkbp:is_used_for |
transporting goods
|
| gptkbp:led_to |
the establishment of new towns
|
| gptkbp:notable_achievement |
of the 19th century
|
| gptkbp:project |
gptkb:the_United_States_government
|
| gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
gptkb:Pacific_Railway_Act
government bonds private investments |
| gptkbp:reduces |
of shipping goods
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first railroad to connect the east and west coasts of the United States
|
| gptkbp:symbol |
American ingenuity
|
| gptkbp:travel_time |
from months to days
|
| gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
the agricultural industry
the mining industry the cattle industry |
| gptkbp:was_a_factor_in |
the establishment of national parks
the development of the American West the growth of the tourism industry the creation of jobs the rise of the American middle class the development of the U. S. economy the settlement of the West the Industrial Revolution in the U. S. the creation of a national market the development of the American infrastructure the economic growth of the West the establishment of railroads across the country the establishment of the U. S. as a global power the establishment of the time zones the integration of the national economy the rise of cities in the West the transformation of American society. the expansion of the U. S. military presence in the West |