Transcontinental railroad

An example of such growths was the business enterprise scale during this late-nineteenth time period. With the industry booming and the Transcontinental Railroads being built, developments were made leading the United States to being a world power. William Sumner talks about power as being gained by narrowing individual range in order to make the world over to make it more organized. Also stating…

He, in opposition to Radical Republicans, agreed with Lincoln’s Ten-Percent Plan and pushed it forward. Johnson’s goal for Reconstruction was to see a speedy restoration of the states, believing that they had never truly left the Union, and thus should again be recognized as loyal citizens to the United States. To Johnson, African-American suffrage was a distraction, and it should be a state’s responsibility to decide who should vote. Johnson, pushing these policies through the government, gave…

Indianola, Texas established 1853 was a growing city on the path to success. Indianola was established near Indian point which was only three miles away from Powderhorn Bayou, another popular location. Indianola’s location was great for trade on land and off, there were roads that made traveling to San Antonio and Mexico easier. Because of its location on the coast, it was also great access for immigrants Indianola happened to be the primary location for European immigrants. In order to…

In July 1862 Congress passed the Pacific Railroad Act, which gave two large railroad companies, Central Pacific and Union Pacific, approval to construct and operate a railroad that would reach from coast to coast. Union Pacific began in the East, and Central Pacific in the West. Competition between the two soon became a race to see which company could lay the…

northern to the southern tip of Africa except in East Africa which was owned by Germany. For years, Britain dreamed of building a railroad the length of Africa which would connect many nations and make trade between Britain and its African territories much easier. However, Germany did not allow them to build a railroad through East Africa; they feared a transcontinental railroad would give Britain too much power and refused their request. Additionally, historical letters between Germany and…

of the CPR and just two years later, became its vice-president. Four years after beings appointed vice president, he became president of the CPR. While he is know for many things, his most important project was the construction of the Canadian transcontinental Railway. Without him, it’s very likely that might not have been built, at least not in their life time. Many cities became heavily dependant on the railway, including Vancouver, and while some doubted it’s importance, when the CPR was…

Abraham Lincoln was a republican candidate that became president November 6, 1860; he wanted to build a transcontinental railroad, and was strongly against slavery. He was the first president from the Republican Party and many of the democrats were upset when he got elected. Many things led to the assassination of Lincoln; most people were upset with him because he wanted to end slavery, and gain back the states that seceded, which required the civil war. The civil war had many Americans…

from. When the Chinese first came to the United States, they were used as a labor force to work on the railroads that our country needed in order to…

Frederick Jackson Turner’s work is described by some as the single most influential piece of writing in the history of American History. From his perspective he laid out a theory to catalog his ideas and thoughts regarding the story of America and the move West. His argument entails the belief that every American generation returned “to primitive conditions on a continually advancing frontier line as the “meeting point of savagery and civilization”. His analysis attempts to categorize the past…

The major issue was the Alliance's opposition to the gold standard to counter the deflation in agricultural prices. The populist wanted sliver currency because they believe it would make it easy to pay back debt and bring inflation. Document C shows that money was hard to come by between 1870-1880 and show the reason for the farmers wanting a silver currency. Farmers were hit hard with high debt, and it was thought that by going off of the gold standard that there would be massive inflation. If…