Which event happened prior to the signing the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862? Asa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad.
The end of the Civil War freed veterans to work on the railroad.
The Golden Spike ceremony was held in honor of the transcontinental railroad.
Railroad workers drilled tunnels through the Sierra Nevada mountains.

the answer is a: Asa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad.

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