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The Union Pacific pushed west from Council Bluffs while the Central Pacific built east from Sacramento. Where and when did the two lines meet?
AAt Council Bluffs in Iowa, in May 1867
BAt Promontory Point in Utah, in May 1869
CAt Sacramento in California, in May 1871
DAt Omaha in Nebraska, in May 1865
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. At Promontory Point in Utah, in May 1869
1. 1. Congress voted the Union Pacific its charter in 1862, and it built westward from Council Bluffs, Iowa.
2. 2. The Central Pacific built eastward from Sacramento, California, at the same time.
3. 3. The two lines met on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Point in Utah.
4. 4. Council Bluffs and Sacramento were the starting points, so neither could be the meeting place.
_Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section OPPORTUNITIES OPEN IN THE WEST_
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