Why was the transcontinental railroad route across indian territory ruled out?

The First Transcontinental Railroad was built crossing the western half of America and it was pieced together between 1863 and 1869. It was 1,776 miles long and served for the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States to be connected by rail for the first time in history.

Asuffragette was a member of militant women's organisations in the early 20th century who, under the banner "votes for women", fought for the right to vote in public elections, known as women's suffrage.