First Transcontinental Railroad Research Paper
To What Extent did the
Chinese-Americans Build the First Transcontinental Railroad?
2,832 words
Abstract This paper analyzes the extent to which the Chinese-Americans built the first transcontinental railroad. It doesn’t include the contribution of any other ethnicities apart from the Chinese-Americans since it would significantly increase the range of the topic. This paper will analyze the topic by dividing it into three sections. It will firstly assess the manual labor force needed in order to construct the first transcontinental railroad. Subsequently, it will evaluate the expenses of the construction of the railroad and its financial restrictions. Finally, it will address …show more content…
The civil war not only required a great amount of funds, but also required a large amount of manpower. Many Caucasian men were pulled off their lives in order to join the civil war and fight for either the north or the south. This proved to take away a large amount of white manual labor force.
These Chinese emigrants later on proved to be more useful than expected since they would construct the railroad in fewer years than expected (Konrad 1). According to Strobridge, Chinese workers started to become very popular since they learned quickly, didn’t fight, had no strikes that amounted to anything and are very cleanly in their habits (1869, cited in Doolittle 1). They started to become a popular choice since they became if not more, as efficient as the white Caucasian workers the railroad companies …show more content…
Not only that, but according to many individuals like George Kraus, Charles Crocker or Governor Stanford, they proved to be a far superior choice of workers than the white Caucasian laborers. They clearly proved their efficiency through the course of their actions. Finally, the majority of the laborers were able to work together in much larger groups since they were content with lower wages, thus, letting more of them to be hired. Additionally, because of their numbers, it was easier for the Chinese laborers to work together since there wasn’t a language gap that would be there otherwise if they were less Chinese laborers. They were able to communicate with each other thoroughly and efficiently to keep work fast and
Chinese-Americans Build the First Transcontinental Railroad?
2,832 words
Abstract This paper analyzes the extent to which the Chinese-Americans built the first transcontinental railroad. It doesn’t include the contribution of any other ethnicities apart from the Chinese-Americans since it would significantly increase the range of the topic. This paper will analyze the topic by dividing it into three sections. It will firstly assess the manual labor force needed in order to construct the first transcontinental railroad. Subsequently, it will evaluate the expenses of the construction of the railroad and its financial restrictions. Finally, it will address …show more content…
The civil war not only required a great amount of funds, but also required a large amount of manpower. Many Caucasian men were pulled off their lives in order to join the civil war and fight for either the north or the south. This proved to take away a large amount of white manual labor force.
These Chinese emigrants later on proved to be more useful than expected since they would construct the railroad in fewer years than expected (Konrad 1). According to Strobridge, Chinese workers started to become very popular since they learned quickly, didn’t fight, had no strikes that amounted to anything and are very cleanly in their habits (1869, cited in Doolittle 1). They started to become a popular choice since they became if not more, as efficient as the white Caucasian workers the railroad companies …show more content…
Not only that, but according to many individuals like George Kraus, Charles Crocker or Governor Stanford, they proved to be a far superior choice of workers than the white Caucasian laborers. They clearly proved their efficiency through the course of their actions. Finally, the majority of the laborers were able to work together in much larger groups since they were content with lower wages, thus, letting more of them to be hired. Additionally, because of their numbers, it was easier for the Chinese laborers to work together since there wasn’t a language gap that would be there otherwise if they were less Chinese laborers. They were able to communicate with each other thoroughly and efficiently to keep work fast and