Transcontinental railroad

their hands on. When President Theodore Roosevelt was elected, he became known as “the trust-buster President from 1901 until 1909” (2/15Lec). Roosevelt effectively broke up the Northern Securities Company in 1904 that was trying to monopolize the railroad industry. During the Progressive Movement, not only were businesses attacked externally, but internally in the form of their employees as well. In 1914 with Woodrow Wilson as the President of the United States, “the Clayton Antitrust Act which…

The civil war was one of the most intense and destructive wars the U.S have ever experienced, the war left over 640,000 soldiers dead, 476,000 wounded and 400,000 missing, this resulting in about 2% of the population dead. Whilst the war brought violence and destruction it also resolved two important questions that were unable to be resolved by the revolution these include; weather the United States was going to be made up of many independent states or a united nation with an independent…

Authoritarian/autocratic leadership The authoritarian/autocratic group leader typically is an expert who directs the movement of the group and makes all the strategic decisions within the group or organization (Val & Kemp, 2012; Gill, 2014; Gladding, 2016). Per Gladding (2016), authoritarian group leaders can be charismatic and manipulative and typically believe they understand group dynamics, make interpretations, give advice, demand obedience, and expect conformity. Furthermore, these leaders…

“Neither the soldiers nor their officers were prepared for the way technology had transformed warfare. The Civil War was the first major conflict in which the railroad transported troops and supplies and first to see railroad junctions such as Atlanta and Petersburg become major military.” The construction of the transcontinental railroad allowed easier access for troops across the country. It also enabled easier transport of necessities, such as tools, food,…

The Compromise of 1950 was made to avert a possible Civil War. The Compromise stated when a state was admitted, it was either a slave or free state and another would be free if the first one was a slave state, and vice versa. National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court. After being brought to free territory by his owner, Scott sued for his freedom. The court ruled that he has never free, denied that he was a citizen, and denied him…

By reading through all documents related about the civil war in United States, it seems that all of them were focus slavery issues in America. Evesnts like the debate over the slavery in 1860, the bloody confrontation in Kansas in 1854 to 1861, and presidential elections where Abraham Lincoln was participating in 1860, were some events that increase the conflict between the two parties. First, one of the most important event about the beginning of the slavery’s issues was the debate over…

How did the land create problems for our country and slavery? The more land the US acquired, the more problems that occured between the North and South. The Northerners were against slavery, while the Southerners wanted to keep slavery going. The North having a willing and cheap workforce did not need a slave system. The South on the other hand needed a slaves state to keep their economy going. Starting with the Compromise of 1850's and ending with the election of 1860, many historical events…

At the end of the 18th century, one particular invention forever revolutionized the structure of the United States. The cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 as a solution to the difficulties of harvesting seeded short staple cotton, gave rise to the Cotton Kingdom. The Cotton kingdom was the catalyst for the market revolution, a period of time during the 19th century that transformed the economic structure of America into an industrial empire. In time, the Cotton Kingdom became the “major…

corporations would take loans from investment firms like his and investment bankers became involved in the operation of their clients’ firm becoming a part of their board of directors. Like Rockefeller, Morgan sought out to oust all his rivals. He bought railroads and Carnegie’s huge steel and iron holdings, making Carnegie rich beyond compare (Tindall 602-603). Another successful man was George Pullman. He was the king of the railways; his railway cars covered the railways. Pullman was a…

In the last century and a half, technological advancements have transformed American life at an unprecedented rate. The most significant effect these technologies have had on the U.S., and the rest of the world, is an increase of opportunity and influence. While technological achievements are often remembered for their improvements to American and global life, these same innovations have a history of bringing about a proportional amount of detriment to the world, although this comparable shift…