First Transcontinental Railroad

In the 1850’s, Chinese immigrants began entering California in search of gold and the California dream. They had heard that California was the new frontier, a frontier that would provide them with the opportunity for economic riches. Young and ambitious, many of these Chinese immigrants quickly married in their homeland and set out for the gold rush, promising to return (with wealth). Likewise, in the 1880s, when the state of California was undergoing rapid economic transformation, Japanese immigrants

When Mark Twain coined the term “Gilded Age” for the years 165-1900 he was doing more than giving a sarcastic name to this time period. Twain ingeniously combined both the era’s widespread corruption with its tremendous growth. It was a time of political upheaval, western expansion, transitioning roles of women, increased education, new forms of media, and urbanization, although while all of those factors were significant parts of the the time, one industry and technology saw a startling and almost

Effect of Railroads on America in the 19th Century The Embargo Act of 1807, under President Thomas Jefferson caused the states, in the Northern and Southern regions of the Untied States, to form an interrelationship for economic self-reliance, from Great Britain. Although the Embargo Act was unsuccessful in gaining economic independence, the act created the necessity of a fast transportation system that would connect raw materials to manufacturers. The dawn of steel transportation railroads in the

the country was developing and recovering from the Civil War. They migrated to United States in the early 1800s and filled in the hard and long laboring jobs. They were also the essential and most important group of immigrants for constructing the railroads in the West. As the economy of United States become more industrial and successful, the numbers of Chinese immigrants and workers also increased. A number of them became entrepreneurs establishing factories and farms, creating many more jobs and

Iron Horse 1. Railroads began being built much more following the Civil War going from 35000 miles of track in 1865 to 192,556 miles in 1900 o Railroads were granted land by Congress  Lands were kept from all other users while railroad companies discussed which lands for optimal for railroads which stemmed from the original system of checker-board distribution of land to the companies 1. This was put to an end in 1887 by Cleveland 2. Towns and cities sprang from lands where railroads were built and

innovation of railroads. The establishment of the railway brought about transportation, social, and economic modulations throughout the country. The formation of the rail line conveyed an original mode of transportation. Voyagers and goods were transited more rapid than any alternative mode of travel would have performed. In an article authored by a history professor, Robert W. Cherny, "Entrepreneurs and Bankers: The Evolution of Corporate Empires," it validates how fast railroads advanced. He expresses

transportation that became all the rage in Europe, and so America decided to build the transcontinental railroad. From the East and West many hard-working men built the Trans Continental Railroad to meet in the middle at Promontory, Utah where the final spike was driven into the ground. Now America

As said in our book the United States became a transcontinental nations between the years of 1845 and 1848, increasing the size of the Americas by 50 percent. How was this done? Through things like annexation, negotiation and wars the U.S gained more than one million square miles. With the new territory up to the Mississippi River claimed and settled and the Louisiana Purchase explored, Americans everywhere headed west to explore this new land of opportunities. This Western migration and settlement

second half of 18th century, the railroad which that was invented in England brought a significant impact in the United States expansion to the West. Railroads originated from England. England had a dense populace, substantial financial resources and short distances between its cities. Conversely, in America the story was different. It had a sparse population, few financial resources and considerable distances between cities in a vast country. The transcontinental railroad mainly increased Westward Expansion

can be seen during this time, known as the Gilded Age, toward a more industrialized society rather than an agricultural one. One major influence toward this industrialized society was the building of the transcontinental railroad which ran from East to West coast. Finished in 1869, the Railroad allowed for more transport which also benefited the rising of big businesses. Regional companies could become national companies and thus changed the way people looked at industrialization. This industrialization