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

AAsa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad.
BThe end of the Civil War freed veterans to work on the railroad.
CThe Golden Spike ceremony was held in honor of the transcontinental railroad. D. Railroad workers drilled tunnels through the Sierra Nevada mountains.

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The answer should be answer choice A).

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The correct option is A: Asa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad.

Before the signing of Pacific Railroad act in 1862 by president Lincoln, Asa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad which would link the United States from east to west.

The Pacific Railway Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on July 1, 1862. This act provided Federal government support for the building of the first transcontinental railroad, which was completed on May 10, 1869.

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