...transportation was built in the United Sates. “On February 28, 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad became the first United States railway chartered for commercial transport of passengers and freight” (The New Nation (1790-1828)). The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, “America’s pioneering railroad” (Wolmar, Christian) was only 13 miles long and opened in 1830 causing a lot of exhilaration in American inhabitants. The Leiper Railroad was a three quarters of a mile horse drawn railway that opened in 1810. Thomas Leiper, the quarry owner, did not acquire an agreement with legal rights-of-way to instead create his anticipated canal laterally...
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...Railroad. The Central Pacific railroad was being built going eastward to meet Union Pacific in Utah. He played a hugely important role in the expansion of the United States, his legacy lives on today with Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Stanford used his power to influence the local government of California, “into providing millions of dollars in subsidies by threatening to have the rail line bypass their communities”. Many of the Business Tycoons of this time used their money and power to influence politics, which greatly influenced westward expansion and the link between the east and the west. The Robber Barons essentially played a part in connecting America from east to west. The Transcontinental Railroad single handily...
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...After the Civil War, the United States began to grow very quickly in regards to big business and corporations. This growth was influenced by innovations in manufacturing, transportation, business strategy, and more. The strengthening of businesses like the railroad business connected parts of the country and also helped foster the industrial growth of the nation. The rise of big business in the United States was seen through the increases of corporations in size, power, and influence on the country. The spread of large businesses in America impacted the country through economics as the standards of living rose, politically through business’ owners’ influence on the government, and through American response as attempts to limit the corruption...
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...The Men who built America: a True Tale of Innovation Change is an inevitable fact of life and it also applies in the world of business in countless ways. Staying ahead of the crowd of competitors is part of innovation and the greatest business pioneers of our time were the best at adapting to the environment that surrounded them and their influence. “The Men who Built America” shows many interesting parts of the business world both good and bad. Hostile takeovers and buyouts were byproducts of the tension between competing industries and business tycoons, especially in the midst of the Industrial Revolution of early America. Many traits are represented in great business leaders but innovating may be the single best thing to be skilled at. Cornelius Vanderbilt was originally one of the first of many American pioneers and he thrived in setting new trends and finding ways to step ahead of competition. Innovation was his biggest ally in overcoming the rivals in his industry. He originally started with a shipping business that he brought up from nothing and soon used big ships to transport numerous kinds of materials to both the east and west coasts of the country. When the railroad industry was first taking off, Vanderbilt saw a path of profit and potential. The shipping business he owned was one of the greatest companies of its time but Vanderbilt had the eye to see potential into a new type of business that was faster and more efficient. It also created larger profit...
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...“The greatest achievement of industrializing America was the Transcontinental Railroad. Together, the Chinese of the Central Pacific and the Irish of the Union Pacific built the ribbon of steal that connected the two coasts making possible the movements of people, raw materials, and goods throughout the entire country. ” (Page 12, Takaki) This shows how in the old days people still worked together and achieved great things. This can relate to question 1 because it shows how the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad was the greatest achievement of industrializing America. This connects to the theme question, what lessons from the past can we apply to the present as we analyze and attempt to understand how our sense of community has evolved into what it is today? Can we make any predictions about our future as a networked society in regards to how various digital technologies will influence our collective values and demography within our national community? Because America has had many achievements in the digital world, which has made our community, evolved to what it is today. The quote also shows how people worked together back then and they also continue to today and I think this will continue on for the...
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...2.5.3 Test (TS): Industrial America Tanner Pleines Section 1: Short-Answer Questions A) Briefly answer these questions about Chinese immigrants? 1) The main reason the Chinese came to America was to the possibility of job opportunities in America, Freedom, and they might have got news from their other families in America. 2) The nativists wanted the Chinese out of America and were afraid that they would try and steal American jobs once the railroad was finished. B) Complete the table briefly explaining the meaning of each term. |Word |Answer | |Cronyism |Awarding political positions to personal friends. | |Kickbacks |Payment or offering of services with the intent to influence| | |or gain something from a company or a person. | |Nepotism |Awarding political positions to family members. | |Spoils system |Is a practice where a political party, after winning an | | |election, gives government jobs to its voters as a reward | | ...
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...Robber Barons played a huge role in westward expansion as well as the connection between the eastern and western parts of the United States. Names such as Cornelius Vanderbilt, James Hill, and Edward Harriman were all railroad tycoons who shaped the way America transported goods, as well as themselves. After the civil war America entered a second industrial revolution, where capitalism grew, and business tycoons took advantage of poverty and dependence from the American public. These Business tycoons, also known as Robber Barons, were able to take advantage of the way the country was and make money off it. In the late 1800s, wealthy industrialists controlled much of America’s wealth. Many of these "Robber Barons" took advantage of post-Civil...
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...The Progressive Era Through The Great Depression Kaishonta Arnold Professor John Swann History 105 February 9, 2013 The Progressive Era was a period of social activism and political reform in the United States. From the Progressive Era through the Great Depression there were many significant turning points within this period. The Women’s Suffrage Movement was one major historical turning point of the Progressive Era. Another turning point in this period was the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Although “women were basically the main players in the Progressive Era reforms, there right to vote were still denied” (Schultz, 2012). Many pushed for the franchise for all women and through their efforts in the Nineteenth Amendment to the constitution provided full women suffrage. There were two groups that pushed and furthered the cause of women’s suffrage. These two groups were formally called “The National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA), as well as The National Women’s Party (NWP)” (Schultz, 2012). The National American Women’s Suffrage Associations strategy was basically a way to push for suffrage at the state level, hoping that the federal government would pass the amendment. The National Women’s Party’s goal was of eliminating all discrimination against women. As stated by Brown, “In 1923 The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), was announced and launched what would be a life-long campaign to win full equality for women,” (2010). ...
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...and dominate the railroad, steel, finance, and oil to amass a personal fortune at the expense of the American people thorough eliminating the competition. “Robber of Barons” benefit the American people by creating jobs, making contributions to charities, exploring new business practices, investing into myriad of business, and expanding the business market. During the Industrial Age, the “Robbers of Barons” invest, encourage, and nurture inventions. This produce astronomical number of patents. From the beginning of American to 1860, there were only 36,000 patents issues. However, 440,000 patents were issued during1860 and 1890. (American History, n.d.) John D Rockefeller, a “Robber of Barons” benefit the American people by creating a monopoly among the oil industry without banks, because the rarity finding the oil deposits. Their competitors just dumped their waste into the river. When Standard Oil cornered the market, the company made a positive impact on the environment by making profit off their waste. As a result, people were aware of their environment. After the monopoly was dismantle, America realize the positive benefits it had on the infrastructure by no longer relying on the railroad. This benefit the American people, because business in the Industry Age depended heavily on the railroad to deliver their products. (Carnes, 2012) Another example of “Robber of Barons” is Cornelius Vanderbilt. He dominated and monopolize the railroad industry. An advantage...
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...industry, one of those being the railroad systems. This invention opened many doors, and paved the way for the settlement of the West, and in addition it brought forth countless economic opportunities. The United States used railroads to cheaply transport raw materials and manufactured products to all parts of the nation. Despite the many benefits and advantages of railroads, there were also many drawbacks and negative results such as, an extreme dependency on the railroad and terrible work environments. A leading American railroad developer and speculator, Jay Gould played a significant role on the production of railroads. “Jay Gould, pioneered the expansion of America’s railway system and became the era’s most notorious speculator” -(Roark 525). In 1859 he had begun wondering the needs of small railways. Jay continued to deal in railroad stocks in New York City during the American Civil War, and in 1863 he became manager of the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railway. In 1867 he became a director of the Erie Railroad. Jay ordered a letter delivered by “D.S. Miller Jr, to states Miller is going to look after the shipments of slate, to ask Morgan to provide assistance in getting more [railroad] cars” -(Jay) as stated in The Gilder Lehrman Institute. To many late 19th century...
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...In 1893 Frederick Jackson Turner published his own essay entitled, “The Significance of the Frontier in American History”. The first presentation of this paper was at a convocation of the American Historical Association during the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. With in this paper Turner brings up topics he felt would help the American Frontier however, there are two main topics that stand out: individualism will promote democracy, shaping of american character using inventions and adaptations. In Frederick Jacksons thesis he states that an advocacy of a democracy was being introduced in Westward America as well as Europe due to individualism. The Europeans were in lands that Americans were trying to settle in therefore...
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...Geographic and environmental factors have a momentous impact on the development of trade and migration systems. Those systems and migration patterns lead to correlations among diverse people and their cultures. Therefore, geography and resources have an influence on the growth and relations between societies. Two of the most significant geographical and environmental factors that have led to the development and expansion of the United States is the growth of industry after the Civil War, and the abundance of agriculture. After the Civil War, the population in the United Sates more than doubled and industrial growth was also rapid because of the large quantity of natural resources. The United States had enormous assets such as coal, copper, petroleum, iron, water power and timber. Due to this immense supply of natural resources, many immigrants came to the States for work and many rural workers traveled many miles to flourish as well. There were many jobs like coal mining, constructing railroads, and silver and gold mining that promised wealth, like in the California Gold Rush. When gold was discovered in 1849 in California, people came from all over the world and with such an influx of people and the following development, California became an official state in 1850. Gold wasn’t the only abundant resource in the U.S. With the production of coal and other minerals, exporting to other countries was in high demand and expanded the trade industry for...
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...------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduce your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement -After the Civil War, industrialization influenced the U.S. society, economy, and politics by the technological advances that were being introduced. The railroad industry, textile manufactures, mining, and mechanical tools are just a few of the many examples that were being introduced during the Industrial Revolution. These few examples are what changed the workforce atmosphere as we know it today, and opened many new doors for U.S. society to gain new skills that would be continued into modern society. 2. Identify three (3) major aspects of industrialization during 1865 ad 1920 that influenced U.S, society, economy, and politics. Consider issues such as geography, entrepreneurship, legislative representation, etc. Explain your responses with specific examples and details. A. The first aspect of industrialization that during 1865 and 1920 that influenced U.S. society, economy, and politics was the expansion of railroads. It created more job opportunities for Americans and the new immigrants coming into America. The federal government helped support this expansion of the railroad development, but also made it difficult for some railroad workers, such as the Chinese. They viewed them as a threat because of the mass population growth in such a short period of time. Legislators passed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to keep them becoming citizens...
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...hammers and drills banging loudly, is horrible. No one wants to be woken up by sounds of construction. Unless, these sounds are coming from the new railroad which is being built right next to the school that was just constructed a month ago. A family can finally visit their relatives that have lived miles away for years. Does that not sound wonderful? Who could disagree that this is bad for the community? This would not be able to happen without imperialism. Imperialism has so many positives. Through an analysis of different historical events it has been shown that imperialism is a positive because, it encourages trade, nationalism, and enhancements in infrastructure. The first reason that imperialism is...
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...Gke Task 1 Geographic and environmental factors have a momentous impact on the development of trade and migration systems. Those systems and migration patterns lead to correlations among diverse people and their cultures. Therefore, geography and resources have an influence on the growth and relations between societies. Two of the most significant geographical and environmental factors that have led to the development and expansion of the United States is the growth of industry after the Civil War, and the abundance of agriculture. After the Civil War, the population in the United Sates more than doubled and industrial growth was also rapid because of the large quantity of natural resources. The United States had enormous assets such as coal, copper, petroleum, iron, water power and timber. Due to this immense supply of natural resources, many immigrants came to the States for work and many rural workers traveled many miles to flourish as well. There were many jobs like coal mining, constructing railroads, and silver and gold mining that promised wealth, like in the California Gold Rush. When gold was discovered in 1849 in California, people came from all over the world and with such an influx of people and the following development, California became an official state in 1850. Gold wasn’t the only abundant resource in the U.S. With the production of coal and other minerals, exporting to other countries was in high demand and expanded...
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