6 The First Transcontinental Railroad The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1‚907-mile railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast at San Francisco Bay with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network at Council Bluffs‚ Iowa. It was built by three private companies: the original Western Pacific Railroad Company‚ the Central Pacific Railroad Company of California‚ and the Union Pacific Railroad Company. The road established
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Pfeffel Djanie BUS 215-030 Assignment #1 – Ch. 9 Case Opener‚ pp. 224 September 17‚ 2017 STATEMENT OF FACTS (Palsgraf v. LIRR‚ p. 224) The Plaintiff‚ Ms. Palsgraf was trying to purchase a ticket at a railroad‚ when a man carrying a package rushed to board a train. This train was owned by the long island railroad. Two railroad employees tried to help him. In the process‚ the package containing fireworks fell and the contents exploded. As a result of the explosion‚ some scales at the other end of
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message. These songs functioned as explicit expressions of resistance‚ encoding messages about the secret gatherings or carrying directions for escaped slaves. “The Underground Railroad (UGRR) helped slaves to run to free a country. A fugitive could use several ways. First‚ they had to walk at night‚ using hand lights and moonlight. When needed‚ they walked (“waded”) in water‚ so that dogs could not smell their tracks. Second‚ they jumped into chariot‚ where they could hide and ride away. These
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The Civil War is a war in which railroads were a major factor. During the 1850’s the world had seen growth in the railroad industry so that by 1861‚ 22‚000 miles of track had been laid in the Northern states and around 9‚550 miles in the South. The great rail centers the South were Chattanooga and most important Richmond.Wars have been fought to control supply centers‚ but the Confederate govt. was very slow to recognize the importance of the railroads in the conflict. By sometime in September 1863
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The Underground Railroad was apart of American history that led us to how present day America is. It was a terrible and shameful time period that included the institution of slavery. The Underground Railroad played a big role in the destruction of slavery all together. The Underground Railroad started towards the end of the 18th century‚ and consisted of lots of complications and risks to get to freedom. Each person who helped with the Underground Railroad had different tasks and responsibilities
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Railroads impact on Washington The railroad had a positive impact on the geography‚ economy‚ and psychological thought of Washington. The railroad was built by separate companies that built in their area using a checkerboard pattern of land grants from the government. It was built to connect the east and west and have a quicker way of transportation across the nation. It was built in the later 1800’s and took several years to complete. Washington businesses grew‚ improving the economy. More people
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The Underground Railroad A lot of people in today’s modern world don’t know that the Underground Railroad wasn’t actually a railroad. It was actually a series of houses‚ shops‚ and hotels/motels that would provide blacks a way to escape slavery in the south by going north. These buildings were known as stations and the slaves were known as cargo. Between 1815 and 1860‚ it is estimated that 130‚000 refugees escaped the south via the Underground Railroad. The railroad had as many as 3‚200 active workers
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The underground railroad helped aid thousands of slaves to freedom but the common image‚ Harriet Tubman‚ checkpoint houses and tunnels from south to north‚ it is incorrect. Eric Foner shatters that image in Gateway to Freedom in which he illustrates the complex narrative of the underground railroad in New York. Foner portrays the railroad not of an organized system going from south to north but rather the combined efforts of groups and individuals that have gone untold with time. Foner writes of
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There are many benefits of having a railroad run through your city in 1800s. But there are also many drawbacks too. In this document I will explain to you the drawbacks and benefits of having a railroad. There will be many different things you will be learning about to having a railroad in the city. Some benefits of having a railroad run through your city is that you can be able to import goods or you can also export goods.This means that they will be able to trade food / goods with other states
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PJ Schaefer Joel Favino APUSH Railroads‚ Steamboats‚ and Ships One of the big new things of this time period was the railroad and trains. The thing it impacted the most was social living. You could send letters and packages so much quicker without having to send it with a horse and buggy. Also if there wasn’t railroads the western towns wouldn’t have had a chance at survival‚ they needed fresh goods to be carted across the country all the time. The railroad was the means for this. It also meant
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