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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and the economy. The transcontinental railroad is one factor that introduced the American indusrty. This immense industry turned into an even greater business and touched from coast to coast. Because of the railroads‚ urbanization and industrialization grew although the corruptions with scandals came as well. The nation was in a time of spurring even higher from starting in 1865. Before the railroads‚ the population was more scattered around farming areas. As the railroads grew‚ urbanization also
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American economy. The Transcontinental railroads provided supplies to Union Soldiers as well as transportation for western settlers. During the Civil war‚ the transcontinental railroads provided the transportation of supplies to Union soldiers. In 1840 the U.S. government agreed a transcontinental Railroad would be a good idea(Ray‚ Kurt 24). The construction of the Railroads started in the 1850’s and once they were built trade rapidly began to improve. The new railroads helped the soldiers get
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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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I. Background information on industry and workers A. Between the period of 1865-1900‚ industry exploded in growth B. There were many contributors that included government action‚ labor unions‚ immigration‚ and technological changes. 1. Government action tried to help the workers by decreasing corporations ’ control over employees 2. Labor unions tried to increase benefits and make working easier 3. Immigration helped by having a cheap‚ abundant labor source for businesses to use 4. Technological
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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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population of different cultures due to a huge increase in immigration‚ and the expansion of transcontinental railroads that gave people access to areas and products from all over the country. One would think that societal and moral progress would keep pace with technological progress‚ but it did not; otherwise‚ by that time women’s equality would have been widely accepted. The transcontinental railroad system could take a traveler all the way from New York to California‚ and unfortunately as it
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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 underrated factor of westward expansion would have to be the railroad. Many would think of the most important factor as the gold rush of 1848‚ but before mass droves of people could move westward‚ an easier way of traveling had to be constructed and railroads were the answer. Before railways‚ the Oregon Trail lead people from major cities like Independence‚ Missouri to Oregon City or Sacramento in Oregon and California. This ‘train’ of sorts moved as low as 350‚000 people across America
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construction of the transcontinental railroads that facilitated western expansion‚ but they also used the railroad to migrate west and to form new immigrant settlements in western states and territories.” (“Open Collections Program: Immigration to the US‚ Immigration‚ Railroads‚ and the West”). Immigrants built the railroads the not only connected the country‚ but made westward expansion inevitable‚ as described in the manifest destiny. In fact‚ the first transcontinental railroad would not have been
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