Whitney, A.

Japanese: Whitney,A.(英語表記)WhitneyA
Whitney, A.

…(1) North America The idea of ​​connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by railroad had been around since the 1840s, and in 1845, Asa Whitney (1791-1874) submitted a plan to build a transcontinental railroad, including land grants, to Congress. After the Oregon region (1846) and the California region (1848) were officially incorporated into the United States, the need for a transcontinental railroad was called for, but the realization of the plan was delayed because the issue became embroiled in the conflict between the North and the South over slavery. …

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…(1)北アメリカ大陸 大西洋と太平洋を鉄道で結ぶ構想は,すでに1840年代から見られ,45年にはホイットニーAsa Whitney(1791‐1874)が土地付与を含む大陸横断鉄道建設計画を国会に提出した。オレゴン地域(1846)とカリフォルニア地域(1848)が正式にアメリカ領土となってから,大陸横断鉄道建設の必要が叫ばれるが,奴隷制をめぐる北部と南部の対立の一部にこの問題が巻き込まれたことから,その実現は遅れた。…

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