Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in The West 1839–1860.
A continuous railway line completed in 1869 connecting the eastern US network to the Pacific coast, largely driven by the wealth of the gold rush.
First Transcontinental Railroad appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for The Making of America (1789–1900), especially The West 1839–1860 and Gold Rush.
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