of the railroad was a big hit for the United States. There was a large railroad expansion (Doc B) between the years of 1870 and 1890. The expansion of the railroad allowed transporting agricultural product to the Eastern states much easier. Not only made transporting products easier but it also encouraged westward expansion which then developed emerging national markets linking regions which was connected by the railroad. Congress even supported the fact of the expansion of railroads by passing
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economy were the railroads‚ factories and immigration. Railroads during the period of the industrial revolution were good throughout the north and were supported by the federal government to help build the north into achieving a prosperous economy. The railroads made transportation of goods and products easy‚ cheap and reliable. The steel industry made the expansion of the railroads possible and by the 1900’s‚ Carnegie made great contributions to the business world‚ enabling railroads to connect to
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period from 1870 to 1900 was without a doubt one of the most important and influential chapters of American History characterized mostly by rapid industrial development. As large corporations grew during the late 19th century one grew faster and larger than the rest; railroads. The expansion of the American frontier required a means to better transport crops from isolated agrarian communities to larger cities and towns‚ as well as settle the western plains and the solution lay in railroads;
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retained their own technological traditions and industrial styles (ibid‚ 2002). The Revolution at first was a “regional-scale phenomenon” (Kreis 2002‚ par. 3)‚ yet it quickly began to spread into other British and European localities. From 1850 until 1870‚ the second wave of the Industrial Revolution occurred. This wave is characterized by the diffusion of industrialization to the rest of Britain. As well‚ parts of northwest Europe‚ particularly the coalfields of northern France‚ Belgium‚ and Germany
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circumstances of oil business in 1863 by investing in a refinery. In the 1870’s Rockefeller than came up with the functions of the Standard Oil‚ this helped him climb to the top taking over about 90% of the U.S. refineries and pipelines. There were many thoughts going around about Rockefeller‚ he was being accused of doing some not so morally right activates. They thought that he was greedy with the pricing and colluding with railroads to get rid of his competitors in the market. In 1911‚ the U.S. Supreme
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for America from 1870-1890” The Gilded Age refers to America from the 1870s to the 1890s. It was called “Gilded” because on the outside America looked like it was going great‚ but America was actually having troubles. This is why America during this time is referred to as “The Gilded Age”. Many immigrants were moving to the United States because it seemed possible to become rich and successful like Rockefeller.The nickname “The Gilded Age” is partially accurate for America from 1870 to 1890. This name
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years. 1662 Virginia enacts a law in which any child born to an enslaved mother inherits her slave status. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD The underground railroad wasn’t actually used for trains or locomotives‚ but to help slaves escape his or her owners. The underground railroads were used around the 18 th century to help free slaves. A very popular conductor of the underground railroad would be a lady called Harriet Tubman‚ Tubman escaped from the south and returned at least 13 times to help rescue several
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1867 since they were against the abusive railroad fees. Members of the ‘Patrons of Husbandry’ were against those abusive actions. Then‚ between 1870 and 1890 American grain production increased three times which made farmers dependent on rising exports. They were not able to receive the money they had expected for the world agriculture market was unstable especially wheat and cotton. Hence‚ farmers were really upset and they started blaming the bank‚ railroad companies‚ and most of all the government
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Mackenzie Miers Honors English 14 December 2013 The Causes of the Industrial Boom Before 1860‚ the United States was known as an agricultural based nation. The United States had so much land that could be cheaply bought‚ labor work was too costly‚ and products could not be shipped quick enough. For the United States‚ being a farming community simply made more sense. While over in Europe‚ especially England‚ industrial factories were booming immensely. Except there was a great
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which caused by western mining‚ such as Iron ore‚ Coal‚ Oil and Lumber are very important for the trend towards industrialization. For example‚ Iron ore was used to create steel and pig iron‚ and steel and pig iron were used for railroad ties‚ bridges‚ and buildings. Railroad and bridges provided quick transportation for America from the east to the west coast. And the development of transportation also benefited and allowed farmers to expand their farm lands because
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