The examination and the research on the Transcontinental Railroad has led many to the realization of the significance of the Railroad in American history whether it be positive or negative. The Great Railroad was created between the years of 1863 to 1869. It all had begun with a charter granted to the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies through the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862. In the seven years‚ the two companies raced toward the meeting point in Promontory‚ Utah; one starting
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The First Transcontinental Railroad (known originally as the "Pacific Railroad" and later as the "Overland Route") was a railroad line built in the United States between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs‚ Iowa/Omaha‚ Nebraska[1][2] (via Ogden‚ Utah and Sacramento‚ California) with the Pacific Ocean at Alameda‚ California on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco
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The Evolution of Mathematics of Celestial Motion Through Aristotle’s crystalline spheres‚ the Copernican Revolution‚ and Newton’s understanding of Kepler’s laws of planetary motion; it becomes clear that mathematics was the driving force that guided us through the evolution of celestial motion. One of the first to theorize the motion of both terrestrial and celestial bodies was Aristotle around 330BCE. To this philosopher‚ the universe had always been eternally geocentric. On Earth the concept
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The Underground Railroad One of the most shameful periods in history was the institution of slavery in the nineteenth century 2. Slavery was a divided issue in the 1800’s. Most slaves brought to America were known as low class people who could bring no good‚ but history fails to state that many of the slaves who came were people of many trades‚ ambitions‚ as well as determinations. The Underground Railroad had its earliest beginnings with runaway slaves fleeing from the Southern United States
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Rail road crossings can be very dangerous‚ lives have been lost because of poor judgment. When coming to a railroad crossing you must first make a complete stop and pay attention to flashing lights and gates lowering also listen for trains if you cant see it you might be able to hear it. You also need to remember that trains cannot swerve to avoid a collision they are connected to the tracks. All the conductors can do is blow their horn and pull the emergency brake! It takes a train up to eighteen
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The Underground Railroad In 1831‚ this system was given the name‚ “The Underground Railroad”‚ after the emerging steam railroads. Railroad “lingo” was even used. Places that the slaves would rest or eat were named “stations” and “depots”. Escaping slaves traveled from the south along the Underground Railroad into the north‚ or what they believed to be‚ their freedom. A large number of people helped the slaves escape. The Underground Railroad moved hundreds of slaves northward each year. Approximately
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When I think of railroads and trains‚ I am in awe. I love them so much. But with the love I have for them‚ it holds me to higher responsibilities. I know how dangerous they are and should not fool around them . That also includes no horsing around railroad crossings. Trains are going too fast and are too big to just stop suddenly. One of the videos talked about a train conductor and asked him about railroad crossing safety. He mentioned that he had actually taken a life because the person was not
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passed through the station. Harris’s widow sued the railroad‚ arguing that the railroad’s negligence caused her husband’s death. Evaluate the widow’s argument. There are federal laws that each railroad station in every state must abide by. These laws were put in place not only for the safety of the trains and the train crew but also for pedestrians that may come in contact with the trains or the tracks themselves. “Trespassing along railroad rights- of-way is the leading cause of rail-related
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Knowing ones self is an invaluable gift. Many people believe they know themselves by knowing what they like or dislike‚ how they dress ‚ the company they keep and so forth. There is an underlying and overlooked complicity to really know ones self. For many of us it is only in our imaginations where we come from. Given the fact we know we are from parts our parents‚ grandparents ‚ great-grand parents‚ what does that mean ? Where did we come from? In this society with the ideas of ethnocentrism‚ I
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The Railroad Boom The main reason for the transcontinental railroads to be built was to bring the east and west together. The building of these railroads caused huge economic growth throughout the United States. The railroad created opportunities for everyone across the US. “Railroads were the first big business‚ the first magnet for the great financial markets‚ and the first industry to develop a large-scale management bureaucracy. The railroads opened the western half of the nation to economic
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