list below) and explain how both the earth’s interior and exterior forces impacted the building project. Place your findings into a 1-2 page informal writing. The Transcontinental Railroad was one of the great projects of the 1800s‚ and could be considered as something that remade the American West. Consider the fact that any railroad was‚ by nature‚ a form of transportation the was significantly more dependent on geography than anything that had preceded it. It was not tied onto preexisting waterways
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resulted in the death of the Whig Party Question: “"The Great Reconnaissance" was the label applied to various American expeditions that: Student answered: c) surveyed the West to locate a route for a transcontinental railroad Correct answer: c) surveyed the West to locate a route for a transcontinental railroad Question: Which of the following Mexican War commanders‚ nicknamed the "Pathfinder‚" mapped the Oregon Trail? Student answered: d) Captain John C. Frémont Correct answer: d) Captain John C. Frémont
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system. In 1869‚ the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met in Utah and the Transcontinental Railroad was complete. With it laid the foundation for industrialization. Now that the nation was interconnected physically‚ this allowed for reliable transportation of goods and supplies. Prior to railroads‚ transportation by river was the most reliable source and speed and the size of the cargo were limited by the fastest animal. With railroads‚ the price of shipping fell considerably
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strength to resist encroachment by foreign powers. Pofirio Diaz (p.805) -- dictator who ruled Mexico (1876-1911). Diaz represented the interests of large landowners‚ wealthy merchants‚ and foreign investors. Under his rule‚ Mexico industrialized as railroads and telegraphs connected all of Mexico and the production of minerals surged. Benito Juarez (1806-1872)‚ (p. 798) -- On the wave of the liberal reform movement which rose in response to the discontent with the Mexican American war‚ Juarez attempted
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The Chinese had a somewhat different path to America than the Irish did. There was a similar push-pull factor for the Chinese. Pacific immigration began to take place with the emergence of Trans-Pacific trade‚ steamships‚ and the politic of the French‚ British‚ and Portuguese. During this time period in China the Qing Dynasty was in rule. This lead to political instability‚ the Tiaping rebellion‚ and the queue-hairstyle. This hairstyle pledged allegiance to the dynasty and if refused to be grown
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Whites in the late 19th century‚ Indian leaders often traveled east to plead their case before the federal government‚ with few results. The building of the transcontinental railroads and all their branches was an inevitable part of the Industrial Revolution that drove America following the Civil War. The Indians were repressed due to the railroad‚ which cut through their territory in the West‚ the declining population of the buffalo‚ wars‚ and the loss of their land to White settlement. The federal
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Upon completion of the Civil War‚ Abraham Lincoln’s vision of the United States of America was becoming a strong possibility. Government leadership envisioned an increase in land by expanding to the west. During the late 1800’s the United States of America was quickly becoming an industrial powerhouse. America had an abundance of natural resources‚ and by investing in these resources‚ America was able to accomplish Lincoln’s dream (schoolworld.com‚ 2017). With the increase in industry‚ America
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they traded with them too. ii. Wagon Trails‚ Railroads‚ and Ranchers 1. At first the Euro-Americans believed the Great Plains to uninhabitable by people depending on agriculture. They called it the Great American Desert. When people wanted to go westward‚ they took their wagons; the wagons hurt the land as they went over it. 2. Soon the government gave 2 companies generous land grants plus millions of dollars to build the transcontinental railroad. The Union Pacific built westward from Omaha‚
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Transportation has played a significant part in the development of spurring economic and industrial growth in America. Between 1820 through 1860‚ the groundwork of transportation such as the highway system‚ railroads‚ and canals began to develop new aspects of American life. The development of transportation helped increase industrialization‚ sectionalism‚ and expansion. Fostering industrial growth was one of the most important targets in the 1800s. In 1820‚ Henry Clay attempted to do so with
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Lewis and Clark traveled from St. Louis to Ft. Clatsop near the Pacific Ocean is 1‚400 miles. 3. Using the scale on the interactive map‚ give the approximate distance in miles that the transcontinental railroad covered from Omaha to San Francisco. The approximate distance in miles that the transcontinental railroad covered from Omaha to San Francisco is 1‚430 miles. Part 2 Respond to each of the following prompts in a complete paragraph using the terms and ideas presented in the lesson. Please remember
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