Big Boy History

One Spanish official remarked that “the maxim of the conqueror must be to settle.” Explain what you think he meant by this statement. Illustrate the various ways conquerors settled the New World, commenting on what worked, what did not work, and the consequences of those methods

The transcontinental railroad appeared like a golden route to a prosperous future, but the struggles of many peoples, cultures, and the downturn of the economy, show that the negative effects of the transcontinental railroad outweighed the benefits. Theodore Judah, and the Big Four, comprised of the Leland Stanford, Collis Huntington, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker, decided to build the railroad by laying down the tracks. The founders did not realize the consequences of constructing this massive iron horse: the inhumane treatment of workers, the destruction of a culture, and the collapse of the economy in 1873. The people on the railroad faced the prejudices, inclement weather, and cruel actions because of the harshness shown by the Superintendent of Construction of the Central Pacific Railroad. Cruelty did not stop with the construction workers, but rather it spread to the innocent Native Americans. Armed forces killed Native Americans and food supplies off of ancestral land to build the transcontinental railroad. Although acts, such as the Pacific

The reason that trains were so good in the North is that they had opened up jobs to build more and more of them. While during the war the North had constant maintenance on their railroad, This is because it was essential to deliver supplies and troops at a much faster rate than by horse. In the North there were soldiers and railroad men that would heat the southern tracks up to such high temperatures that they could bend the metal around the trunks of trees and these were called “Sherman neckties”. (Civil War.org Railroads of the confederacy). Due to the North’s geography it wasn’t good for steamboats, since the rivers up in the North’s territory was very thin and curvy it was hard to get these wide steamboats to maneuver in these rivers. The North did build an Ironclad warship, which is a ship with an iron shell that couldn’t be penetrated by cannon balls. This was an advancement in naval combat for the time. The North had copied the Idea for an Ironclad from the South. These two Ironclads did battle against each other and neither could damage the

The 1800’s were a period of technological rapid growth and change for America. The Industrial Revolution was in full force, and new advances were made in substantial numbers. One of these breakthroughs was the steam engine powered locomotive, which was first used in 1830. Railroads were built all over the east coast and encouraged travel and commerce among cities east of the Missouri River. By 1850, there were almost 9,000 miles of railroad tracks on the east coast, but very little on the west coast. In 1862, Abraham Lincoln passed the Pacific Railroad Act, which permitted the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads to begin building the transcontinental railroad. The Central Pacific Railroad would begin building in Sacramento, and the

In Alan Bennett’s play, The History Boys, a unique approach to education is continuously made by Hector, an aged english teacher, and Irwin, a young and ambitious “Oxford” graduate. Rather than solely focusing on his students future college endeavors, Hector chooses to highlight what he deems as important in the “real world”, as more exists to him than an acceptance letter to Cambridge or Oxford. On the other hand, Irwin places college at the utmost importance, continuously reinforcing this idea in multiple fashions. Throughout the course of the play, characters such as Irwin and the Headmaster provide a stark contrast to Hector's views, well simultaneously highlighting the underlying reasonability in each others’ ways.

D. it symbolized the fusion of Roman, German, and Christian elements which would make up medieval civilization in Europe.

When the emancipation proclamation was given, it gave freedom to 4 million black slaves. A huge accomplishment in the history of the country, the reaction to the creation of such a large group of newly freed slaves was diverse and not only affected by geographical location but by differences in class and ethnicity. Even the slaves themselves had varying rehers were willing to risk death or torture in the chance that they may have been able to reach the safety of the Yankee’s ranks. Most slaves, however, when informed of their imminent release, were ecstatic. One slave whose name was not revealed described her reaction to the news of emancipation as a religious experience in which she jumped, screamed,

Locomotives could transport thousands of troops to there destination in a very quick manner.. For example, Herman Haught rendered a strategy that was used at Gettysburg to transport the wounded. Herman Haught 's strategy was very effective in moving wounded soldiers. Two thousand to four thousand injured troops at a time. Another, fantastic example is during the first Battle of Manassas when the Confederates sent reinforcement troops with a locomotive causing a victory over the Union. Another example, is the Battle of Chickamauga when President Abraham Lincoln sent twenty thousand reinforcement troops in just eleven days from Washington, D.C. to Georgia. Locomotive were used for transporting the wounded and reinforcements during the United States of America 's civil war, but locomotives were also extremely effective at transporting resources such as guns, horses, food, and anything needed.

These railroad dramatically expanded traffic, These early railroads were not very safe or efficient. They were very dangerous, uncomfortable, their brakes were weak, and the engines started fires until coal engines

The train on the receiving end of the crash was stopped at a signal light on the southbound Spadina line, just north of Dupont. The second train, thanks to a combination of mechanical and human errors, kept going — smashing into the first at a speed of nearly 50 km/h, leading

The rain poured, lightning struck, thunder boomed. A red 1997 Chevrolet Camaro was going some five miles over the speed limit. That limit, of course, was 45 miles per hour. The Camaro was nearing the state line of New York and Massachusetts. Inside the car were two very disoriented women attempting to make it to LaGuardia Airport in time for their flight to Canada that would then transport them to Denmark. Earlier that morning they had woken up late due to the thunderstorm knocking down their electric alarm clock. The same storm was responsible for much of their lateness and was currently spraying their windshield with water. Their flight was to depart at 1:15 in the afternoon and the current time was 12:50. “Casey we’re not going to make it! Just turn back and we can celebrate with something else” insisted the woman in the passenger seat.

The bright red fire truck sped through the streets filled with uniform, pale grey colored houses. The wheels skidded to a stop in front of a house that looked just like the others, as Beatty violently pulled the brake backwards. The men went tumbling backwards, as if the truck had just hit a brick wall in front of them.

The Articles of Confederation was our countries first Constitution. It was a black and white agreement drafted by the Second Continental Congress. It was agreed upon and signed by the thirteen colonies in 1781. The Articles were mainly aimed at the state governments. The Articles had many weaknesses, but it also accomplished many things. The Articles of Confederation were able to keep the state together until the Constitution was written. I was because of the Articles that the Revolutionary war was ended with Great Britain. Many states gave up their claims to land west of the Appalachians. This land was given to the government. It helped to create a feeling of national security. Under the Articles, congress enacted laws to

The common freshwater yabby (Cherax destructor) is the best known freshwater crayfish species in Australia (there is over a hundred.) Yabbies belong to Cherax, the smooth-shelled genus. The name “yabby” hasn’t changed much with time, tribes of natives had previously known yabbies as “the yabber.” Yabby is a delicious meal that has been found to have been eaten by aboriginals as far back as 28 000 years ago. Yabbies are tough and hardy and can survive years of drought by burrowing. The density of yabbies can be in some places as high as 5 yabbies every square metre. They are hardly found in clear water as they prefer muddy water which gives some protection from predators. Yabbies can be found in lakes, swamps, billabongs, dams, irrigation

The Locomobile with the 2 men and dog occupants moves toward the vicinity of explosion. When they reach it they see people milling about. The fire trucks, police and cars are parked haphazardly about the street. (Reed, 49)