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53 Cards in this Set
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1861 |
In 1861the central Pacific railroad was chartered |
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1865 |
In 1865 the southern Pacific railroad is incorporated |
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1871 |
The Chinese massacre of LA happened in 1871 (19-21chinese were lynched) |
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1874 |
Occidental and Oriental steamship company is created |
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1882 |
Chinese expulsion act |
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1865 |
In 1865 the first oil well drilled in petrolia |
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1874 |
In 1874 the state adopts compulsory education |
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1887 |
1887=The wright irrigation act |
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1891 |
In 1891 Standford university is founded |
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Central Pacific railroad |
Authorized by Congress in 1862. It was financed by the Big Four and engineered by Theodore Judah. This railroad relied greatly on Chinese and Irish immigrant workers. The government gave them $16,000 / easy mile and $48,000 for every rough mile |
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Pacific railroad act |
Series of government actions that promote of the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad. This act authorized the issuing of government bonds and grants to railroad companies such as the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad. It gave the land on either side of the road to the Big Four this act is also it allowed them to get money for each of their miles |
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Golden spike |
The ceremonial final Spike driven by Leland Stanford to join the rods of the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad |
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Southern Pacific Railroad |
Southern Pacific Railroad was founded in 1865 by a group of businessmen in San Francisco. It originally was created to be a line from San Francisco to San Diego by 1833 the line extended all the way to New Orleans. The Southern Pacific Railroad merge with the Union Pacific Railroad in 1996 |
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Theodore Judah |
Civil engineer who came up with the design of the Central Pacific Railroad he's also considered one of the founders of said railroad. He was one of the people that found investors for the road he also performed in much of the land surveying when they were laying track |
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Union Pacific railroad |
This road opened because of the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862. It is a freight hauling railroad founded on July 1st 1862 building started at the same time of the Central Pacific Railroad and they built their tracks to meet in the middle |
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Credit mobilier |
It was a railroad construction company formed by people on the inside. They hired themselves to build the railroad then they charge more than it actually cost and pocketed the extra money. Stock was given to 15 politicians as bribes and to ensure their political safety in Congress |
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Burlingame party |
This treaty was a new and longer version of the Treaty of tienston it protected Commerce in Chinese ports, promised the Chinese rights to free immigration and travel in the US it also gave them protection in the US this treaty said that if either race was in the other country they would be guaranteed education it also offered Chinese protection from external influence and international matters |
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Anti Chinese massacre |
Racially-motivated riot in LA a white man attempted to break up a fight between two gang members and was shot in the act this caused 500 white men to enter Chinatown the white man tortured any Chinese in sight. Chinese houses and businesses were ransacked. 20Chinese immigrants were hung this made this event the largest mass lynching in American history |
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Chinese expulsion act |
This was a federal law that denied all immigration of Chinese laborers. The law was initially going to last 10 years but after being renewed it made immigration illegal permanently. This law was later repealed in 1943 |
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Working mans party |
First labor oriented political organization in the United States. It was established by Denis Kearney they created a labor newspaper in order to attract more members.they wanted the 8 hour work day, compulsory education, direct election of U.S senators, state regulation of banks and railroads and a fairer tax system and a law against taking a Craftsman tools while he's in debt |
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Lux vs Haggin |
Historic case in the conflict between riparian and appropriative water rights. |
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Wright irrigation act |
State law that legislation pass on March 7th 1887 this allowed farming regions to form and bond Irrigation District which allows small farm owners to band together and get water to where it was needed |
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Etiwanda water company |
George and his brother William Chaffee purchased Rancho Cucamonga. Etiwanda water company, a mutual water company, and a pipe system of irrigation became the standard for water system management |
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Claus spreckles |
Establish the Western beet sugar company and founded the Pajero Valley Railroad to transport Beats he also founded the Spreckels Sugar Factory he opened the grocery store and a brewery |
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Edward doheny |
Had the first successful oil well in LA he was an oil tycoon he drilled the first well and Mexico he formed the Pan American petroleum and Transport company. During the Mexican Revolution he employed a private Army to protect his property he was also involved in The Teapot Dome scandal |
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Standard oil company |
Company that produced, transported, refined, and marketed oil. It was founded by John D Rockefeller it was the world's largest oil refinery in it's time |
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Harmony borax works |
A borax plant in death valley, it employed 40 men and had 20 mule team with double wagons borax is also known as sodium borate |
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Pacific electric railway company |
This company was also known as the red car system. It was a privately-owned mass transportation system in Southern California. It consisted of electrical power streetcars interuben cars and buses it was created by Henry e Huntington and isaias w Hellman(banker) |
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Pl and p |
Pacific light and power company this company was formed to supply electricity to the trolley system and provide power to to segments of LA. The Pl&P major project was the building of a hydroelectric power system on the Kern river |
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Charles Fletcher lummis |
Journalist and Indian rights activists. He was a frequent Crusader for civil rights among minority groups |
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John Muir |
American naturalist,author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wildernes. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite valley, Sequoia National Park. He formed the sierra club which was an American conservation club. Has a trail in the sierra nevada named after him |
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El alisal |
Mexican land grant in present day Monterey country given by the governor Jose Figueroa |
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Battle of Mussel Slough |
The Central Pacific Railroad had an auction to sell land to the highest bidder. Farmers became angry so they sued but lost. the rail road begin to foreclose on settlers who would not pay. the road then sent hartt and Crow to fight the farmers leader James Harris. Crow fired a shotgun into harris face then gunned down the other Farmers hartt was killed by a meelee crow escaped into a wheat field but was found and killed |
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Los Angeles times building/Otis family |
Gary Otis led a campaign against labor unions he eventually headed the most powerful anti-union Business Association in America. Otis introduced a 20% pay cut and locked his Union Printers out. When they protested he brought in scams and keep publishing anti-union an anti-reform articles in the times. Then a strike of Mexican trolley workers pushed otis to make picketing and striking illegal the union workers bombed the Times building and killed 21 Men |
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Jobs |
Standford:President Huntington: vice president Hopkins: treasurer Crocker: construction fianacing and labor |
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Sunkist |
This was the California fruit growers exchange which provided farmers with cost saving technology and advertising operations |
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Oil |
The standard oil company bought the Pacific coast oil company that had been owned by Edward doheny |
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Big four |
Made their own construction company which price gouged the stock holders and allowed the bug four to pocket the money. They also treated the Chinese immigrant workers awfull and when they went on strike they withheld food as well as lyign about the type of land they were laying on in order to get more money |
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Sunset route |
A ride from San Fransisco to new Orleans on the southern Pacific railroad |
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Railroad |
China trader Asia Whitney was the first to promote the idea of a transcontinental railroad |
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The golden spike |
Took place in Utah |
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Southern Pacific railroad |
The southern Pacific railroad allowed the fruit and vegetables market to grow because they used refrigerator cars to transport goods to the east |
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Sunset magazine |
In order to promote settlement in California the southern Pacific railroad launched sunset magazine |
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Monopoly |
In order to stop the Pacific mail steamship company from having a monopoly the southern Pacific railroad charterd the Occidental and Oriental steamship company in 1874 |
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O and o |
The Occidental and Oriental company carried people but they also carried silk,burlap,tea, rice,sugar and opium |
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College |
The southern Pacific railroad contributed to the growth of agricultural colleges. |
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Leland Stanford |
Leland Stanford was the president of the Occidental and Oriental steamship company. |
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The federal government |
The federal government financially supported the building of the nations first transcontinental railroad because the government wanted to develop western markets and to build transpacific trade with Asia |
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The 1862 railroad act |
The big four worked with California politicians to write the 1862 pacific railroad act |
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Chinese abuse |
William T Coleman created a committee of safety to restrain the white workers so that they wouldn't beat up the Chinese as they got off port in san Francisco |
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New constitution of 1878 |
In September 1878 152 delegates met in San Fransisco for constitutional meeting. All where white males. |
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Constitution of 1878 |
The new constitution ignored woman suffergae and prohibited the state from allowing corporations to hire Chinese people |
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Chinese expulsion act of 1882 |
Teachers, students and merchants were exempt from the Chinese expulsion act of 1882 |
