The Transcontinental Railroad: A Double Edged Sword David B Jayroe II Hist233 Professor Para November 15‚ 2014 The Transcontinental Railroad: A Double Edged Sword January 24‚ 1948 was the day that drastically changed the history of America. This day‚ James W. Marshal discovered gold in the south fork of the American River‚ while building a saw mill for Captain John Sutter. Despite his attempts to conceal his discovery‚ the news spread quickly across the country‚ setting the California
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with the way African Americans were treated back then. There was an escape route called the Underground Railroad. Contrary to what it sounds like‚ the Underground railroad was not a railroad nor one single route. It was a combination of secret escape trails for slaves to use that lead to 14 different free states. There were many things that contributed to the workings of the Underground Railroad such as famous historical influences that helped slaves‚ how the routes worked‚ and punishments to the
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The myths and realities of the “Underground Railroad” are extensive‚ but captivating. The truth is that the “Underground Railroad was a marvelously improvised‚ metaphorical construct run by courageous heroes‚ most of whom were black: “Much of what we call the Underground Railroad‚” Blight writes‚ “was actually operated clandestinely by African Americans themselves through urban vigilance committees and rescue squads that were often led by free blacks.” The bottom line‚ Blight stated‚ citing Gara’s
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American Government: On behalf of the Native American tribes‚ this letter is being written to address the issue of the Transcontinental Railroad. I am Chief Red Horse of the Lakota tribe and I would like to bring up that the railroad will affect the way of life of all of the Natives. This is the reason why we will not be putting up with the railroads going through our land. It is completely unfair for you to take over our land and push us off of it. This land is ours. We settled on this land
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The most exhilarating‚ terrifying ride of the year is soon going to be opening! The Railroad Bridge is a terrifying ride guaranteed to make passengers feel the adrenaline coursing through patrons veins. This ride come from the urban legend that comes from a railroad bridge on Susco Road in Pennsylvania. In the legend it says it is a bridge where a bride supposedly hung herself‚ and some say if patrons put passengers keys on patrons car on the site‚ passengers can see the bride in the mirrors.
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Journal entry 3 I escaped to the North my first time‚ I underground a railroad that i think should be called the "upperground railroad‚" and I honors "those good men and women for their noble daring‚ and applaud them for willingly subjecting themselves to bloody persecution‚" but i am also adamantly opposed to anyone revealing the means whereby slaves escape. I was in need of money to escape‚ so I proposed to Hugh Auld that he "hire his time." They were great people for helping me‚ but one day
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It was almost halloween‚ Just a few days away back in 2015‚ when we decided to go to the haunted railroad. Like any other person would do around halloween to pay a ridiculous amount for people to scare you when you can do it for free‚ buts that’s not the point. It was my mom‚ dad‚ two family friends; Ben‚ Joe‚ and of course I was there too. Well‚ my aunt Lucy and her partner Laura were supposed to go but they were too scared to go‚ so they just stood in the car and waited for us to come out. I
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DATE: APRIL 23‚ 2014 RE: Sample FIRAC Case Analysis 1 Case Analysis 1 Facts: Bob is a business law student; Bob insults his professor Marvin; Marvin pulls out his 38-revolver and fires a shot at Bob; The shot misses Bob; It strikes another student named Cathy; Cathy did not see the shot coming and she never knew that it was the shot that hit her; Bob and Cathy sues Marvin; Marvin gets sued for assault and battery. Issue: The purpose of this case is to know whether Bob and Cathy can
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The excerpt from Harriet Tubman- Conductor of the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry tells about the time Harriet Tubman escorted eleven slaves to Canada. To be a successful conductor on the Underground Railway‚ Harriet Tubman had to be brave‚ selfless‚ and determined. First of all‚ Harriet Tubman was very brave by trying to get all eleven slaves to freedom. Harriet Tubman demonstrated bravery because she had no fear. Harriet Tubman had once made it to Canada and decided to go back to become a conductor
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many ways that you can safely approach and cross a Railroad Crossing. The more people that begin driving every year‚ and drivers total on the road‚ the more deaths there are that occur at railroad crossing because they do not know how to correctly handle a railroad crossing. Which is why it is extremely important to understand this and fully grasp how to handle a railroad crossing when they come up. One of the most important things to do at a railroad crossing is to slow down‚ you should do this whether
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