the railroad in the American mind - civilization, as juxtaposed with the barbarism of the past. Railroads were, throughout the Western world, a symbol of civilization and progress, and the drive to bring them into the untamed parts of the world, from the "backwards" colonies in India and ...
"Did Railroads Induce or Follow Economic Growth?: Urbanization and Population Growth in the American Midwest, 1850-1860". Social Science History 34, 171-197.Atack, Jeremy, Fred Bateman, Michael Haines, and Robert A. Margo. 2010. "Did Railroads Induce or Follow Economic Growth? Urbanization and...
How long did it take to build the Transcontinental Railroad? How did the railroad benefit western farmers most? How did the railroads help open the West in the United States? How long did it take to travel the Transcontinental Railroad? How did the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to economic...
On May 10, 1869, the final railway spike was driven into the ground at Promontory Summit, Utah to connect two railroads and create the first American transcontinental railroad. The completion of the railway would change American life for better and worse. Learn about the history of the transcont...
The Chinese Immigration Laws During the industrial revolution in the latter part of the 19th century, the US received an influx of Chinese workers who helped build the nation’s railway systems. It was reported that more than 300,000 Chinese flocked to the country to work in railroads, mines...
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How did Chinese immigrants help build the Transcontinental Railroad? How did the U.S. Civil War affect industries in the North? How did sharecropping affect economic and social development in the South? How did railroads influence the growth of western territories? How was the Great Railroad strik...
When he left Wall Street, it was a tightly knit group of big businesses leading one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Much of the progress Wall Street experienced at the close of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th was due to the influence of J.P. Morgan and ...
Margo, "Did Rail- roads Induce or Follow Economic Growth? Urbanization and Population Growth in the American Midwest, 1850-60," NBER Working Papers 14640, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc January 2009.Atack, Jeremy, Fred Bateman, Michael Haines, and Robert A Margo, "Did Railroads ...