RAILROADS AND URBANIZATION DURING THE LATIN AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: CHILE 1860-1920LACEALAMES
As the nation's first big business, the railroads transformed the conduct of business. During the early 1830s, railroads, like canals, depended on financial aid from state governments. With theonsetof economic depression in the late 1830s, however, state governments scrapped overly ambitious railro...
How did the Transcontinental Railroad affect U.S. commerce? How did the westward expansion lead to the Civil War? How did the government encourage westward expansion? How did railroads contribute to urban growth during the Second Industrial Revolution?
aThis revolutionˊs steamships and railroads further shrank the world in the 19th centry ,releasing the vast industrial potential of North Americaˊs hinterland. 这revolutionˊs汽轮和铁路更加进一步在第19 centry收缩了世界,发布北部Americaˊs内地浩大的工业潜力。[translate]...
Well aware of the economic benefits of railroads, individuals living near them had long purchased railroad stock issued by governments and had directly bought stock in railroads, often paying by contributing their labor to building the railroads.
the nation's greatest capital market.The stocks of all the leading railroads were traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the 1850s.In addition, the growth of railroads turned New York City into the center of modern investment firms.The investment firms evaluated the stock ...
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Another character is George Stephenson, the baron we chose, a British civil engineer during the Industrial Revolution. He is known as the "Father of Railways" and was responsible for the design of Britain's first steam-powered rail system, the Stockton & Darlington railway. ...
the nation's greatest capital market. The stocks of all the leading railroads were traded on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the 1850s. In addition, the growth of railroads turned New York City into the center of modern investment firms. The investment firms evaluated the sto...
事实上，铁路网非常密，以至于在19世纪60年代，美国拥有比世界上其他地区更多的铁路。