Class I railroads in North America

describes the transformation that occurred in America during the first half of the nineteenth century. At this time people were enslaved. Upper-class gained financial wealth from the new technology. Leaving the middle-class and slaves to suffer horribly. Between the Civil War and the Revolutionary War, an old-subsistence world died out and a new more commercial nation was born. Religion also took over during this period, effecting mainly the middle-class society. Religion and new technology was the

Andrew Carnegie as a perfect example of the American Dream. From rags to riches is a journey that Andrew Carnegie portrayed through out his life. He was born into poverty in Scotland, moving to America in 1848. Andrew Carnegie started as a bobbin boy to one of the first tycoons of big business in America. With the jobs he did hold he applied the knowledge and techniques from job to job to generate his fortunes. Through seeing the importance of educating himself, he gave back to which he took so

Abraham Lincoln, some may say it was the start of a new era. Time had gone by since the America gained its independence. The emancipation of slavery happened because of the Unions victory but it had very little practical impact. It wasn’t until at least a couple of decades later until they were treated as equal citizens and even then they were still seen as second-class citizens. “Early in the 19th century America was achieving birth-rates never before equalled in history”. [1]This, coupled with Western

Unlike the historiography summary where we had to select an event, person, or era that we felt had historical importance to the U.S. in the time period we covered in class from the 1500-1870. We will be choosing a person, event, or group that is outside of the continental United States that we feel is relevant to the U.S. in the time period. That is the reason behind me choosing my topic on slavery in that era because it is such a wide and important topic with so much relevance and importance to

had an enormous impact on American society between 1870 and 1940, but the question is what kind of an impact did it have during this period. The overall effect of the Industrial Revolution turned out to be a positive push towards modernization in America. As Stephen Gardiner, a British architect and writer during the 20th century, said, “The Industrial Revolution was another one of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization.” While Gardiner hit the nail on the head with his quote

meatpacking in southside Chicago. Before private stock yards were created, tavern owners provided land and care for cattle herds waiting to be sold. With the increasing service of railroads throughout the United States, small stockyards were created in and around the city of Chicago. Chicago became the largest railroad center in the world,

lingering effect on the nation The United States of America is one of the best countries in the world. The country considers its start as a nation to be 1776, and since then, America has stood for freedom all around the world. The USA has had military supremacy for years; considered one of the only superpowers in the world currently. Most importantly, however, is that it is a melting pot of different ethnic groups and cultures. Sadly, most places in America do not contain this important standard of no prejudice

How did America become America? The North America that is here today went through a struggle to get where it is now. Exploration, expansion, fighting, and purchases were slowly piecing America together. America up north started our first and carried the upper class people who were in need of something new; the south was the hotspot for all the slaves and low lives that just farmed for Europe; and the west came to be by a population boom that needed to be resolved, and people just going out to explore

The relationships between revolution, state reform, and industrialization came in a succession form. The ideas that were brought to light during the revolutions later defined how the states were reformed. The reformed states would later take on industrialization. During the American and French Revolutions some ideas were brought up that later defined the state formations. The idea of popular sovereignty allowed for states to become more democratic. This idea to allow the people to have some authority

equality and constitutional rights can be seen through the literature and writing by the black leaders of the time. The struggle that African Americans have been going through originated in the 1600s when African slaves were being brought to the Americas. Desmond Tutu, a South African social rights