The Industrial Revolution was a prosperous time for the western civilizations beginning in 1760 and ending between 1840 and 1860. The invention of railroads began in England, but was brought to the United States in the early 1800’s. In 1815, Colonel John Stevens got the first railroad charter with New Jersey Railroad Company, although a single train track was not laid until 1832 (www.american-rails.com/railroad-history.html). Therefore, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company built the first railroad in 1827. The machine was purchased from the Stephenson Works in England. The South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company went on to begin to construct railroads a few months after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. The South Carolina Company …show more content…
The destruction of natural resources included those that were a staple to the Native American diets. Their diet included buffalo, which were almost placed into extinction since the Americans killed the animals for fun most of the time. This action le to the deaths of many tribes from malnutrition (education-portal.com/academy/lesson/transcontinental-railroad). The tribe became frustrated with the whites, so as a result they began to attack and kill the Irish …show more content…
The Credit Mobilizer Scandal took place in 1872 and involved the Union Pacific Company. The company’s investors rewarded construction contracts to themselves, therefore making themselves richer and almost bankrupting the railroad (www.ehow.com/infor_8209990_effects-transcontinental-railroad.html). The plotters of the scandal were not given consequences for this scandal. The scandal most likely resulted in the railroads not being able to be maintained since the company had stolen over one hundred and eighty million dollar, the deterioration of the railroads and locomotives was so horrible to the point where the speeds of the trains dropped from twenty-five miles per hour to ten miles per hour. The owners became negligent to the machines after the Civil War, the deterioration most likely resulted in a loss of revenue since people could not get to destinations as fast as they pleased and the price of tickets probably increased as well. Railroad crews were also no communicated with them there were locomotive accidents as a result of the employers not caring for their employees (www.civilwar.org/education/history/warfare-and-loistics/ralroads.html). The little government intervention and/or the lack of a union for the railroad employees resulted in the suffering of the public by putting them in danger when interchanges for traffic would not function (www.american-rails.com/railroad-history.html). The workers
In this paper I will explain how the railroads changed American society, politics, and its economy during this era. Secondly, I’ll talk about the 1896 election and how that impacted America and changed American Politics and elections form that point on. Lastly, I will identify the 4 themes of the Gilded Age and explain the causes of these themes and the consequences it had on American politics, economy, and its society. When railroads were invented in America, and first started being used commercially and for businesses, it was a major technological leap. They created a huge demand for goods.
Without the assistance of the U.S. government, railroad construction between 1860 and 1900 would have been greatly curtailed. Building railroads was very expensive and railroad companies could not build them without help, in the form of grants, from the U.S. government. Congress also helped out the railroad companies in the form of land grants.
Even though the railroad was made before the separation between the north and the south and it’s main job was to provide supplies for both sides, the invention of the railroad greatly contributed to the civil war. During the war the railroad was used to provide supplies for the war. If this invention didn’t exist then both sides would rely on the mississippi river and other channels of water and both sides would be a little more similar when it comes to culture. If this invention didn’t cause the war it greatly contributed to it, similar to many other forms of technology created during the
Starting at around the early 1800’s in America, the industrial revolution began when young mechanic Samuel Slater memorized how to build a mill from scratch. It produced so many different pieces of technology from the water frame to the use of railroads and train locomotives. These inventions and much more helped advance the human race into further and more complicated technology. Little did Samuel Slater know that his invention would start a huge progress through technology for almost a century. As mills became more successful soon machines that used mills were produced including the innovations listed in document 1.
Bre’onna Scott September 5, 2015 History 220 Final Draft #1 Sometimes people do not understand the cause and effect of devastating events that may happen. The Panic of 1873 contributed negatively in many ways to the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. The Great Railroad Strike ended in a way that workers at the time couldn’t have imagined. The Panic of 1873 furnished The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 by supplying it with financial hardship for workers and causing African Americans to be treated unfairly in the south. How would you feel if you got laid off from a job that you depended on in order to care for your family?
It would be harder to get from place to place if there was never the Transcontinental Railroad, which surely would have influenced the ideas of other methods of transportation, like cars and planes. One of the most important points from Document F quotes: “Had it not been for these captains of industry, the free world might have lost the First World War and most certainly have lost the second.” They changed and protected the U.S. and the right of freedom with their work, and that’s
During the making of the transcontinental railroad, which was the first railroad ever built, they had many difficulties that it took them around 5 years to finish it. Everything came by sea and there was a civil war going on during the first part of the construction of the railroad. Now building the railroad, they needed a lot of money and the only way they were going to get that money from the government was to build the first 40-mile track in the highest mountain in Sacramento. It required thousands of men to work on this track. This caused many deaths from cold and hunger.
The Effects of the Transcontinental Railroad: Native Americans, Society, and Economy The Transcontinental Railroad had a drastic effects on many aspects of life during the 1860s, including society, the economy, and the Native Americans’ way of life. These are just a few of the ways the Transcontinental Railroad changed the world. Native Americans were forced to relocate, society had a new outlook on life, and the economy had been boosted almost incalculably.
The railroad went through Native American homes and through grazing lands of the buffalo, in order to keep the train moving, the buffalo would be killed. Even though the expansion of the railroad did have some cons, it was mostly good. The Continental railroad
It pitted the American Railway Union (ARU) against the Pullman Company, the main railroads, and the federal government of the United States. This led to many people, who were unemployed, to speak out towards the government about jobs. A well-known army that was formed during this time was Coxey’s Army.” (ohiohistorycentral.org) The way people lived off of their business and other things came to an end.
The Transcontinental Railroad played a significant role in the settlement of the American West. As of May 10th, 1869, this railroad became the area’s newest and fastest mode of transportation. Its first obligation was to bring settlers in at very low cost, and, sometimes, even free of charge. The types of people that began to migrate West were those who were searching for a better life. One which contains less poverty and more opportunities.
With the advent of the railroad, many of these issues disappeared. Railroads had a major impact on advancing the American economy, transforming America into a modern society, and improving an antiquated transportation system. The building of railroads created rapid economic growth in America. Railroad companies employed more than one million workers to build and maintain railroads. At the same time, coal, timber, and steel industries employed thousands of workers to provide the supplies necessary to build railroads (Chapter 12 Industrialization).
Business owners made lots of money from the railroads because they were able to transport goods farther and faster with ease. Although the railroads tremendously impacted businesses and therefore the economy, the native americans were negatively impacted because the railroads were being laid on “their” land. This caused distrust between the settlers and the natives because of the “disrespect” for the land. Because of the new ways of transportation, the industrial revolution took place causing skilled artisans to be replaced by unskilled workers that used large complex machines.
Railroads served to support the armies by defending soldiers from attacks of enemies. According to John Elwood Clark in the article Railroads in the Civil War states, “Soldiers before the Civil War thought of interior lines in terms of space, or distance, although geography sometimes conferred an additional advantage. The Civil War began to modify the concept, increasingly framing the advantage in terms of time, as railroads and steamboats improved travel speed and freight loads; today’s soldiers call it ‘‘superior lateral communications. ’’(Clark 28) Railroads improved war efforts significantly by conveniencing soldiers
The Pullman Strike also had an impact on transporting people and goods. This was a problem because back then trains were a main source of transportation. Nowadays, there are additional means of transportation, such as trucks and