Railroads Paved The Way

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Railroads Paved The Way

• Steel and The Railroad
• National and International Trade

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The Bessemer Process

• The Bessemer Steel process is the way of removing
  impurities from iron to make steel. A blast of
  hot air on molten iron removed iron particles.
  Industry needed steel but the process being used
  was costly and time consuming.
• Steel manufacturing increased through the
  building of steel bridges, steel buildings, steel
  railroads, and weapon production.
• The steel industry provided jobs in factories
  which helped in the growth of cities. New
  products are bought by consumers who are also
  workers in factories.

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The Sewing Machine

• Clothes were made by hand in households
• The sewing machine is used in factories to make
  ready to wear clothes for men and women
• Prices drop for clothes, fashion begins and women
  can do chores quicker
• Steel makes goods durable

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The impact of the Railroads

• People invest in buying stock in railroads
• People are able to move out west easier and
  quicker
• Farmers produce more crops to sell in the east
  coast. Factory produced goods travel to western
  markets

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Railroads change the way we live

• Steel and lumber industries are born because
  railroads need supplies
• Timetables and time zones are established
• Time clocks calculate hours worked by employees

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The Chinese Railroad Worker

• Arrive during the 1849 Gold Rush in California
• Help build railroad track systems in Southwest
• Paid very little, faced racism and discrimination

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The Growth of Railroads
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Train Wrecks
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The Baltimore and Ohio RR

• The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is the first
  westward bound railroad pulled by horses
• Tom Thumb will be the 1st train to carry
  passengers in 1830
• In 1830 there are 30 miles of railway by 1850
  there will be 30,000 miles

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The Impact of Transportation on America

• The cost of moving large amounts of goods is now
  cheaper and faster for farmers. People begin to
  travel easier and faster out West.
• New markets are open between the Midwestern
  United States, and the Eastern coast and foreign
  nations.
• There is a sense of national unity, the country
  is no longer divided by large distances.
• Transportation systems bring growth as cities
  emerge to take part of the growing trade routes.