Associated Historic Contexts: The Horsecar Era 1893-1899

The automobile has been a very important part of America’s history because it offered people downright joy, it set many people free, and it the automobile helped America’s economy grow.

The automobiles made a huge impact in United States history. The first car was the electric car and was one of the most popular cars but didn’t have a battery that lasted or could go fast. Then the steam-powered car was built and lasted into the 1920s, but the price was high and there was a risk of the engine exploding, so the car wasn’t very popular. The gas-powered cars became very popular in the 1920s and Ford sold over a million automobiles.

There’s hardly a person alive in America today that hasn’t ridden in an automobile of some sort at some point in their life. We’re all connected to each other by roads crisscrossing roads and highways all across country, and yet few people understand how we got to this point. They simply accept their magic metal box will work when they put the key in to start their car. Long ago, this country once had a great love affair with the American Automobile, and it was a turbulent, passion filled, amazing ride.

Caching speeds up to 100 mph and over, Powersports racing rapidly became a famous spectating sport in the early 1900’s. In 1920, powersport racing became one of the most popular spectator sports. Each town to hold these events would soon have their own class of motorcycle to be in these events. 1901 would be the starting date of the racing, single cylinder motorcycle. Long before deadly powersport racing tracks, these races would be held in places that no one would have ever expected them to be held at.

The first working automobile invented by Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot ran on steam power. Not many people owned these steam powered automobiles. The first gasoline powered automobile was invented in 1885 along with the electric car around five years later. The automobile became a better form of transportation and everyone began to buy them to go places faster, when they got cheaper more and more people owned automobiles. A few years after the electric and gasoline powered automobiles were invented it became a thing most people had. Most automobiles were made in Europe until the United States figured out cheaper and easier ways to make cars. The first automobiles were invented and made in the late 1700’s and in the 1800’s. The cheaper and more efficient

Doing this was the norm. People couldn’t afford to walk or ride into the big city every day looking for work. In those times, people stayed and working in the same place. That is why the new technology of the automobile greatly helped people travel longer distanced in better time, which allowed them to live in the more affordable suburbs and travel into the cities for work. As a result, “the suburban trend [was] emphasized by the fact that highway transportation encourages business and industry to move outward. Better roads were constructed, which further increased travel throughout the nation” (The Impact of the Automobile on the 20th Century). Better roads and highways are considered a part of the post war technology, since when everyone returned from the conflict, the expansion created new jobs, more space, and more profit in the long run. For example, the, “new jobs due to the impact of the automobile such as fast food, city/highway construction, state patrol/police, convenience stores, gas stations, auto repair shops, auto shops, etc. allow more employment for the world 's growing population” (The Impact of the Automobile on the 20th Century). Through all of these new companies, trades, and cash flow, each of them created new technologies to better the people and propel society into the future. With every new thing being developed it all started becoming the norm of society. Soon people started to feel more comfortable with the internet and the development of the new

Even though Germany and France perfected the blueprint for automobiles, America took the automotive industry by storm. Henry Ford created new ideas of mass-production techniques that soon became standard for Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. Those three companies in the 1920s were the “ Big Three.” Manufacturers directed their resources to the military during World War II, however Europe and Japan battled with the demand.

by the 1830’s. Originally constructed to carry goods short distances, inventors and engineers soon wanted to develop a railroad that could carry goods and passengers long distances (Weebly, 2016). In 1826, a group of businessmen successfully launch the first American railway, name the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O). Because of their success, many other companies began building railroads. The expansion of railroads were expensive and hastily built, which caused many accidents and delays. In addition, no two companies were building the rail tracks the same, which caused on certain trains to travel on certain railroads. However, in 1830, Robert Livingston Stevens designed an iron T-shaped rail that solved the problem (Weebly, 2016). For the next 20 years, railroads grew from stretching three thousand miles to over thirty thousand miles. In effect, this greatly reduced shipping costs and increased industrial growth (Kelly, 2016).

The price of a classic car can vary based on the type of car, whether it's a true classic or the potential it has as a restored classic. Classic cars can be quite expensive because they're no longer being manufactured. This gives them a rarity that doesn't exist in other cars, but the exact way in which the cars are evaluated can be a complete mystery to those who are new to the world of classics. The classic car is judged in a few categories depending on the circumstances and type of classic.

The Telegraph Hill Railroad opened in 1884. It was promoted by Frederick O. Layman. The incline ran along Greenwich Street, from Powell Street to Layman's Pioneer Park Observatory. The observatory was a large resort complex near the present location of Coit Tower. The attraction offered telescopes for the viewing public from which to observe the wonders of the San Francisco Bay and a restaurant. On the roof was a “time ball,” clearly visible to ships in the Bay. Every day at noon the ball was dropped so that ship’s captains could set their chronometers by observing it. The steam engine which drove the cable was in the basement of the pavilion. The railway used a single track with a passing siding at the

In 1892, the E.C. Knight Company acquired the American Sugar Refining Company and monopolised the sugar refining industry in the United States. This violated the newly enacted Sherman Antitrust Act (1890), which outlawed any attempt to monopolise trade in the United States . The government sued the company and the case went to the Supreme Court .

The introduction of the trolley car (or cable car) at the turn of the century to cities revolutionized urban form. While railroads had already existed for some time, they were still primarily used for commerce, industry, and long distance travel. The trolley car however, directly impacted local urban dwellers and workers. Surprisingly, the first electric streetcar was not in New York City, nor in Chicago, but rather it was first used in Richmond, Virginia in 1880 (Brooklyn Historic Railway Association). The streetcar then became the most efficient and popular mode of transportation in cities for the next 50 years. It was in this era, that the foundation was laid for suburbanization and the rise of the automobile in the earl 1920´s. Workers

My pit crew and I just arrived at the Daytona 500 track, the car is unloaded and filed with fuel. The crew pushes the car to the starting line. The escort car drives in front of the car for a lap, then the race begins. As I came into turn one, then on the first 10 laps there was a huge pile up behind me 15 cars. The yellow flag drops. The cars go into the pits, my pit crew changes my tires, and fills the car with gas again, then the cars leave the pits and the race is back on, I slowly make my way into first place ,as round turn one my rear tire blows, but I keep going with a huge lead, the race is half way over the yellow flag goes down no one knows why ,it’s the number 35 car it has crashed in to the wall, E.M.Ts are one the track he is pronounced dead at the scene, he was killed by neck injury. The rest of the race is postponed till the next day...

It was Robert Anderson made a car on 1830. He was born on 6/14/1805 in Louisville, KY died on 10/26/1871 Nice, France. He sold some of his cars, and when people drive it’s like they're just new car. If they didn’t cars we would be using wagons.

Although most people today have seen a bicycle, it was not the case in the 1870s. Back in those days, only wealthy people could afford to buy a bicycle. The cost was too high: a hundred dollars. By the standards of today that would be like a price tag of more than a thousand dollars. The first bikes were exciting to ride, but it was not very safe to ride on that. After 10 years , the bikes improved. Three improvements were pedals, coaster brakes, and tires filled with air. These changes probably made bicycles ninety nine percent more comfortable. Neither of these improvements helped to lower the price