During the 5 years‚ you must grow crops. But my father is going to the West for mining gold. It’s May 8th‚ 1861. Tomorrow my family and I leave for the West. We are going by railroad. It will be my first time going on the railroad. I’m so excited yet nervous. I heard that it’s a Transcontinental Railroad. That means that it’s a railroad that spans the continent. May 9th‚ 1861 Man: “So what are you on this train for?” Me: “Moving to the West. My family is getting a big house with 160 acres of
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Turner’s famous frontier thesis argued that through the Westward expansion came the formation of the first “American” people. Turner’s essay‚ presented around 1893‚ strongly correlates with the upheaval 1890’s. The shaping of the new American nation through the westward settlement can be later linked to economic troubles‚ labor struggles‚ and a rise in democracy and big business. “At first‚ the frontier was the Atlantic coast. It was the frontier of Europe in a very real sense. Moving westward
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To survive is to continue to live‚ especially in spite of danger or hardships. Many people learned how to survive when they searched for a better life. Thousands of settlers travelled west in search of land‚ which‚ at the time of their travels‚ was the most valuable resource. Many pioneers risked everything they had to search for a more prosperous life. The pioneers that traveled along the Oregon Trail faced the most difficulty trying to survive and thrive in the West due to unpredictable weather
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distinction between a robber baron and a captain of industry alternates with the point of view from which you hold. Leland Stanford and the Big Four of the Central Pacific Railroad are perfect examples of how there are contrasting arguments about their proper titles in history. Leland Stanford was the president of the Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR or CP) with Collis Huntington‚ Mark Hopkins‚ and Charles Crocker as his main colleagues. These four men are looked at in history as both dignified captains of
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The first Chinese immigrants arrived in 1820 according to U.S. government records. 325 men are known to have arrived before the 1849 California Gold Rush[12] which drew the first significant number of laborers from China who mined for gold and performed menial labor.[13][14][15] There were 25‚000 immigrants by 1852‚ and 105‚465 by 1880‚ most of whom lived on the West Coast. They formed over a tenth of California’s population. Nearly all the early immigrants were young males with low educational levels
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The Railroad And Its Influence on Frontier Life The technological innovation of the railroad was a very impressive feat. Not one person can be credited with the invention‚ as it involved the discovery of iron and steel along with the steam engine (Railroad Invention and History). The Transcontinental Railroad is one of many inventions of the Gilded Age‚ including the telephone‚ electricity‚ light bulbs‚ and skyscrapers. Of course‚ all of these inventions were essential to the time period‚ however
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When our country was first established‚ its westward reaches remained relatively unsettled and unexplored. As America grew‚ the idea of westward expansion (the settling of the west as the country expanded) grew ever more popular. But how did pioneers cross the American Wilderness? Before the groundbreaking completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on May 10‚ 1869‚ settlers traversed the American West along rough-hewn trails. One such trail—and one of the most well-known—was the Oregon Trail. Stretching
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The most underrated factor of westward expansion would have to be the railroad. Many would think of the most important factor as the gold rush of 1848‚ but before mass droves of people could move westward‚ an easier way of traveling had to be constructed and railroads were the answer. Before railways‚ the Oregon Trail lead people from major cities like Independence‚ Missouri to Oregon City or Sacramento in Oregon and California. This ‘train’ of sorts moved as low as 350‚000 people across America
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construction of the transcontinental railroads that facilitated western expansion‚ but they also used the railroad to migrate west and to form new immigrant settlements in western states and territories.” (“Open Collections Program: Immigration to the US‚ Immigration‚ Railroads‚ and the West”). Immigrants built the railroads the not only connected the country‚ but made westward expansion inevitable‚ as described in the manifest destiny. In fact‚ the first transcontinental railroad would not have been
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policies‚ and technological developments would change that. Technological developments that contributed to western settlement from 1854 to 1890 include the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad‚ the railroad system expansion with the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads‚ hydraulic mining‚ and barbed wire. The railroads led to economic and industry growth and transportation that was easier
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