The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States was built in the 1860s‚ linking the well developed railway network of the Eastern coast with rapidly growing California. The main line was officially completed on May 10‚ 1869. The vast number of people who traveled the line‚ and the network that followed‚ set the USA on the path to economic abundance. It also ended the centuries old way of life of the Native Americans and greatly altered the environment. The rail line was an important goal
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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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The Transcontinental Railroad and Westward Expansion Thesis: The transcontinental railroad greatly increased Westward expansion in the United States of America during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The history of the United States has been influenced by England in many ways. In the second half of the 1800 ’s‚ the railroad‚ which was invented in England‚ had a major effect on Western expansion in the United States. "Railroads were born in England‚ a country with dense populations
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but this was how much the Transcontinental Railroad saved risk and money during the 19th century. Once the Transcontinental Railroad was completed this was the ultimate way across the country‚ and killed the idea of a Northwest Passage. During the 19th century‚ many people in the United States started believing in Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny is the belief that Americans had the right to spread across the continent. We achieved this feat by buying the
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Native Americans in the Reconstruction Period: The Railroad It was considered “the most powerful weapon that the white men could use against natives” yet one of the most efficient American ingenuity; creating jobs‚ the economy to flourish and the expansion of a nation. One might ask how this weapon came to be and how was it used against the natives of the U.S. ? It was the height of the American Civil War; the north and the south raged in combat. The 16th President‚ Abraham Lincoln had issued the
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Social Issue: The Transcontinental Railroad- Before the Transcontinental Railroad‚ traveling West in the United States was a costly and difficult journey through deserts‚ and over mountains. After the invention of locomotives‚ railroads began to show up everywhere. Many saw an opportunity in railroads to expand settlement in the west and transform the United States into a more modern nation. The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies formed the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862‚ which
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expansion. The teacher did a read aloud about the transcontinental railroad and had a discussion with students about why the transcontinental railroad played an important role in the westward expansion. One student believed that trains had always existed‚ but the teacher explained that trains were actually constructed in the 1800s. The teacher told the students to write down a few new facts they had just learned about the transcontinental railroad and asked for volunteers to share. As each student
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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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19th Century was a revolutionizing period in American History evident by the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War. However‚ it was the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad which profoundly changed the United States. The discovery of gold‚ the acquisition of Mexican territories and the continued settlement of the West increased the need for a primary railway system connecting the East and the West Coasts. The Transcontinental Continental Railroad aided the settling of the west and closed
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Negative and Positive Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad Jeff Neukirch History 101 American History to 1877 Dr. Kimberly Weathers 26 June 2012 The Impacts of the Transcontinental Railroad On May 10‚ 1869 as the “Last Spike” struck by Leland Stanford now connected the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads across the United States at Promontory Summit in the Utah Territory. The transcontinental railroads now complete and America is now destined to move to the forefront of the
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