Consequences of Industrialization After the Civil War, the American economy was growing more and more and industrialized. The three most significant consequences of the industrialization of the American economy after the Civil War were new inventions, transportations, and capitalism. One of the most significant consequences of the industrialization were new inventions. New inventions allowed people to do things more efficiently than before (class lecture).…
The railroad finally made a connection across the Chesapeake Bay in April 1885, something which hadn’t been accomplished before, an engineering feat which was revolutionary for its time (Eastern). This connection would save countless hours of time due to taking a more direct route from East to West and West to East. Alexander Cassatt’s railroad opened under the name “New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad (NYP&N)” (Transportation). This railroad would play an essential role in helping move people, food, supplies, etc.…
Where would our world be today if the Transcontinental Railroad simply didn’t exist? The Railroad impacted us in many ways, but I believe that we were impacted most economically. The Transcontinental Railroad impacted the United States Economically because, it transformed towns to boosting economic hotspots, lowered the general cost for shipping across hefty distances, and increased revenue from exports and imports dramatically. The railroad transformed towns like Lovelock, Nevada into economic hotspots.…
Railroads created a more interconnected society. The entire nation was joined with 1776 miles of track. Railroads created a huge domestic market for raw materials and manufactured goods. It allowed people to get produce and meats from different parts of the…
The development of the Transcontinental Railroad was a significant and enormous engineering project. It started in 1863…
Lewis proceeded to follow Jefferson’s orders and traveled to Pittsburgh. From here he set out to Clarksville, which is in present day Indiana. Here is where he met up with William Clark. When Lewis was serving in the army, he had served in a rifle company commanded by Clark. Clark took along with him his African-American slave, York.…
There are railroads, migration and government intervention The railroads were the most efficient and cost-effective mode of transportation. The expansion of the railroads gave positive impact on other industries such as reduce transportation time, production costs and created more market. Some of the railroads are still used until today with the same purpose.…
Westward Expansion Immigrants in the transcontinental railroad The Transcontinental Railroad was very important, but who made it important? The Transcontinental Railroad started being made in 1862. The Central Pacific railroad company laid track eastward from Sacramento.…
The Westward Expansion Migration While migrating west about fifteen thousand immigrants,which is approximately fifteen percent, are estimated to have died on the Oregon Trail. The Westward Expansion Migration was the migration of about seven million people to the west via the Oregon trail, in 1803 through 1840. The expansion gave America more and new types of land, which includes more farmland. The expansion also doubled the size of the United States and helped the population grow. The Westward Expansion Migration was an important part of America's history because it expanded America’s border.…
The most important form of transportation was the railroad though. It was a fast and efficient way of transferring people and goods from place to place and would play a large role in the shaping of The…
Sydnie Holder 3.9.16 Mr. Modica Early American History Impacts of the Transcontinental Railroad Since the dawn of time man has strived to be on the move, exploring the unknown and seeking news ways of getting from one point to another. The innovation of transportation gave people the gift of exploration and traveling to places they have never been able to go before. During the early 1800s the main modes of travel were wagons, horses or on-foot, causing travel to be difficult and sluggish. This drove people to discover a more efficient way of travel, which resulted in the creation of trains. Due to this invention people were able to travel farther and at faster paces.…
Westward expansion help shape the development of the United States bought Indian removal, the Mexican American war, and slavery. Indian removal helped shape the development of the United States by developing its stance of foreign-policy and expanding slavery into the west…
Westward expansion allowed people in politics to obtain power on their policies about westward expansion and how they dealt with the obstacle at the time, whether it be Native Americans or Mexico, most notable was James Polk addition of tons of land from the victory of the United States over Mexico. The reason the people of the United States felt they were allowed to expand west was due to Manifest Destiny. Then, industrialization came into play and allowed for the rapid expansion of the United States. Industrialization 's role in westward expansion is what physically allowed for the United States to expand West, and all the others were simple ideologies that allowed for westward expansion. Westward expansion in America is important because the without the overarching goal of providing for the United States to expand west its industry would not have been as powerful as it needed to have been in the coming century.…
The Westward expansion gave America a chance to expand its territory, while having a chance double the land area of the United States also increased goods, services and wealth but more importantly it gave Americans…
The Great railroad strike of 1877. It began in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The workers for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad wanted their pay cut returned to them, that they had lost over the last two years. The railroad workers have lost almost twice their wages over that period of time.…