themselves which was more than they had in their home country (Daniels‚ 1988‚ p.19). When the building of the railroad was over the Chinese came back to California and seeked employment. They found jobs in manufacturing‚ as laundrymen‚ as domestic servants as workers in vineyards. (Daniels‚ 1988‚ p. 19) Today it is commonly known that among other constructions the transcontinental railroad would have been impossible to built without the Chinese (Wittke‚ 1964). In his book “Asian America“ Roger Daniels
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During the late 1800’s‚ Boulder County was a microcosm of diversity; mirroring the state of Colorado‚ with it’s geographical mix of 40% plains and 60% mountains‚ and the variety of settlers suited to those geographies. Discovery of gold and silver led to the development of the city of Boulder‚ at the base of the mountains‚ as a supply center to the primarily Cornish hard-rock miners. (1) The coal mines in the southeastern plains of the county attracted Catholic Italian miners‚ while the open
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The Birth of the Industrial Age And Chart Charles Rasmussen Grand Canyon University HIS 109 The Birth of the Industrial Age And Chart Industrialization changed the daily lives of citizens in the United States in the late 19th Century. The economic changes were due in large part from the nature of the extent of the visions of the inventors and the revolutionary ideas they discovered and set into motion. Throughout the 19th century the United States was the role model regardless of
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or Jewish. Many left Europe for the pursuit of a better life. Railroads also played a
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The growth of industry in the 19th century affected Americans in various ways‚ the destruction of the Civil War left the United States longing for change. Farmers felt the impact as rural living developed. Railroads were built to expand transportation. The devastation after the Civil War left Americans open to new ideas of a better and stronger United States. People from the 1865-900 witnessed a great about of growth. Industrialization was the main driving force for changes in the United States between
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abolition was a social problem. It eventually lead to the end of slavery. Also‚ in 1787‚ states passed the Northwest Land Ordinance which banned slavery in some states. Later‚ Harriet Tubman created underground railroads. This was a way that they could lead slaves to freedom. From 1830s to 1870s‚ the abolitionist movement attempted to end racial segregation‚ slavery‚ and discrimination. Abolitionist were a small minority of Americans trying to make an impact and end slavery. Abolitionist believed that
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After the Civil war in the United States‚ Corporations grew significantly in number‚ size‚ and influence between the 1870s and 1900s. Big business impacted America’s economy‚ politics and as well as the Americans responses to these changes. Big business began when entrepreneurs in search for wealth and success combined their business into massive corporations. Vertical and horizontal integration were tactics used to make business grow faster. Vertical integration is the acquiring of material from
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without any government. The state legislatures were not very successful of handling the controversy over water and foreign immigration like Chinese exclusion act. It also failed to resolve the issue regarding land distribution. Transcontinental railroads encouraged economic growth in California by reducing transportation costs‚ widening market for producers‚ raising land values‚ making remote lands and resources accessible‚ and increasing many people’s
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bigger problem Liberals/Democrats supported Greeley‚ but he died. Grant won the election—passed Amnesty Act‚ allowed Confederates to hold office The Panic of 1873: America was full of industrialization‚ speculation‚ econ. growth‚ especially railroads—transcontinental finished in 1869 Owner of Transcontinental/Largest bank’s costs outran investments‚ so the bank failed‚ triggering the Panic of 1873 Americans used yellow bank notes‚ which had a gold value‚ and green‚ which did not. The “sound
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included various piece of government legislation – such as the Gadsden Purchase and the Annexation of Texas – the role of farming‚ the invention of the telegraph‚ and former methods of transportation like the steamboats. Originally known as the Pacific Railroad‚ this vast railway line could be considered to be very valuable in expanding the West as it allowed people of all economic status’ to travel there – formerly‚ stagecoach transportation across the continent had cost within the region of $1000 (nowadays
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