construction of a transcontinental railroad. This started the Industrial Revolution by igniting a new need for innovation. Work on the railroad started right away‚ but there was an enormous pressure on the railroad companies to finish so the railroad would be functional. The desire for completion caused an accelerated Industrial Revolution because railroad companies needed to develop new inventions‚ allow for a growth in industry‚ and establish a new free market. The railroad companies‚ the Union Pacific
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The Iron Colt Becomes an Iron Horse 1. 2. 3. ○ ○ 4. 5. After the Civil War‚ railroad production grew enormously‚ from 35‚000 mi. of track laid in 1865 to a whopping 192‚556 mi. of track laid in 1900. Congress gave land to railroad companies totally 155‚504‚994 acres. For railroad routes‚ companies were allowed alternate milesquare Railroads gave land their value; towns where railroads ran became sprawling cities while those skipped by railroads sank into ghost II. Spanning the Continent with Rails 1.
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transportation systems in the world. Union Pacific Railroad is the largest railroad in the North America currently covering over 23 states across the western two-thirds of the United States with over 36‚000 miles of track. The Union Pacific Railroad maintains coordinated schedules with other rail carriers for the handling of freight to and from the Atlantic Coast‚ the Pacific Coast‚ the Southeast‚ the Southwest‚ Canada‚ and Mexico. Union Pacific Railroad commodity revenue totaled $13.0 billion in 2005
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Individual Notes week 2 Economic Opportunities Paper Refer to the Railroads Map under The Corporation in Ch. 17 of American History: a Survey under to study the progression of the nation’s railroad system during 1870. After studying this map‚ imagine yourself as a business promoter seeking new immigrant labor from either Europe or Asia. Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you describe the economic opportunities beckoning newcomers in all regions of the country as a result of industrialization
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Theodore Judah & the Big 4- who were involved in the Trans Continental Railroad For the Trans Continental Railroad none of the bills passed because a route could not be decided on. Northerners and southerners argued about where the route would be‚ northerners wanted a northern route and southerners wanted a southern route. Congress would also fight over whether slavery should be permitted at all in the new states. In 1848 Sutter’s mill in California had a flow of people coming in because of
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In what ways did the railroad construction between 1865 and1890 transform American society and the American economy? 2. In what ways did American industrialists consolidate their businesses and eliminate competition? How was this business consolidation perceived by the public? 3. In what ways did the American government promote the growth of the American economy in post bellum America? To what extent did they regulate business activity? Between 1865 and 1890‚ many railroads were constructed‚ including
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would boost patriotism was passed by Congress and a transcontinental railroad was an ideal means by which to bind up the wounded Union (Phillips 107). Ames‚ in a way to get rich quick and get out‚ joined a corporation‚ of which he eventually gained full control‚ called Credit Mobilier (Wheeler 72). Credit Mobilier Corporation was given monetary and land grants from the government in order to complete the transcontinental railroad. The company took part in complex arrangements in which a several of
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politician‚ and railroad builder. Dodge was born in 1831 in Massachusetts‚ and in 1850 graduated from a military school as a civil engineer. He later became a surveyor of railroad routes in Iowa‚ Illinois‚ and Nebraska. He then married in 1854 and moved further west for Council Bluffs. In 1859 Grenville Dodge and Abraham Lincoln met by chance in Council Bluffs‚ Iowa. As they spoke he assured the president that in the future Platte Valley would be the route of the Pacific Railroad. As promised‚ 7
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spurred the Chinese on to immigrant quicker. After the Gold Rush‚ Chinese immigrants moved to the Railroad industry. (Asian) Around this time was when the Transcontinental Railroad was begun. The Central Pacific Railroad‚ working from the west‚ hired any Chinese to build their part of the railroad. (A Chinaman’s) The Chinese had to level ground‚ lay tracks‚ and blast tunnels through where the railroad would run. (A Chinaman’s) The Chinese were well known for their cheap labor. By 1867‚ the Chinese
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this distinction has not been strictly observed. Standard Gauge- a railroad gauge of 56.5 inches (1.435 m)‚ standard in the US ‚ Britain‚ and many other parts of the world. Trunk Lines- a main line of a railroad‚ telephone system‚ or other network Cornelius Vanderbilt- United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877) Union Pacific Railroad- is a Class I line haul freight railroad that operates 8‚400 locomotives over 31‚390 route-miles in 23 states
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