that the Great Plains can be explored with railroads as a means of transportation. The white Americans had a very different system of trade and social order from those of the Native American tribes which incorporated the railroad system. This was the economic viewpoint of the Americans in an attempt to force the Indians into submission; they killed a massive population of buffaloes to make the Indians starve and often just to hunt. At the time the railroad had started to appear in the west‚ the civil
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Pacific Railroad in 1865-1869. This incident established Credit Mobilier of America as a symbol of post- Civil War corruption. Credit Mobilier was part of a complex arrangement where a few men contracted with themselves or assignees for the construction of the railroad. Trustees and certain manipulators got extremely large profits but impoverished the railroad in the process. It was a good deal for the congressmen‚ they would help themselves by approving federal subsidies for the cost of railroad construction
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would say about his business just being a money hog. He wants people to see that it is not about the money‚ it is how you build your foundation to help the people around you. He proves this by donating money to make his community. Also he had a railroad business which helped people get around to do what they need to
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or Jewish. Many left Europe for the pursuit of a better life. Railroads also played a
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establishing the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to oversee the railroad industry in 1887. This led to a century of surface freight regulation. The trucking industry was also brought under control of the ICC in 1935. They implemented the Motor Carrier Act which required new truckers to seek certifications from the ICC. This made it difficult for new trucking companies
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faire through railroad land grants‚ control of interstate commerce‚ and antitrust activities. During the 1800’s‚ the federal government issued railroad land grants while the dispersing tax money‚ which was encouraged by the idea of laissez faire. Land grants were awarded to companies who were willing to build railroads in uninhabited areas. This way‚ instead of the government constructing railroads‚ the government would reward these companies financially if they would build railroads in specific areas
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Transcontinental Railroad. The Transcontinental Railroad started construction in the 1860’s. This allowed the first freight train to travel from California to the East Coast. There were 690 miles of tracks laid by the Central Pacific‚ which started in Sacramento. The Union Pacific laid 1‚087 miles of track‚ which began in Omaha. In Promontory Summit‚ Utah these lines were joined together. (The First Transcontinental Railroad. ‚ n.d.) The creation of the Transcontinental Railroad
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Corruption began within the working community on the transportation systems. The railroad barons gave large kickbacks to the shippers‚ gave local journalists free passes in an attempt to win them over‚ and overcharged farmers. The government caught wind of this after enough complaints compiled and when it reached congress‚ they were obligated
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the 1890s are often called “The Forgettable Presidents.” They took little action and politics and government was largely dominated by Congress. Many issues would arise during this period‚ including the practice of patronage‚ the abuses of the railroads‚ the rise of trusts and monopolies‚ and issues concerning currency and the money supply. Most of these issues would be addressed‚ but the solutions and legislation was very weak. The practice of patronage was very popular during the Gilded Age
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the Civil War. 3. A weapon that was used to put Boss Tweed‚ leader of New York City’s infamous Tweed Ring‚ in jail was the cartoons of the political satirist Thomas Nast. 4. The Credit Mobilier scandal involved railroad construction kickbacks involving the Union Pacific Railroad. 5. One cause of the Panic of 1873 was the construction of more factories than the market could bear. 6. As a solution
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