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The Epansion of Industry
Clecland ohio was one of the largest growing cities in the mid 18702
clecland was on tghe shores of lake erie which gave them access to raw materials
in 1860s manufacture of ready to wear clothing became one of clevlands most favored industris
in 1840 iron in britain went from 1.3 million tons to 6.7 millions tons in 1870
in 1913 the iron went to 10.4 million tons
in 1876 thomas edison established the first laboratory in new jersey
in 1880 edison improved the pattened light bulb
typewriter invented in 1867
The reason for this was a great source of national resources, support from gov, growing population, and cheap labor.
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The Age of the Railroads
RAilroads span time and space
railroads provided reliavle ways to get from town to town they also made westward expansion faster
gov gave railroad companies huge land grants and loans because they realized how big of an oppourtunity it was to expand and develop our country
in 1869 is when the two railroads crossed promontory utah
they marked the spot where the two railroads met with a golden spike
railraods made people dreams possible by available land, adventure plus a new start for the people that need it
the white railroad workers had ten housr days and made from fourty dollars to sixty dollars plus paid food
chinese railroad workers worked from dusk to dawn and mad 35 dollars a month and had to provide their own food
while making these railroads some of the workers got attacked by indians
the indian attacks led to 2000 killed and 20000 injured
since the towns had different time professor of dowd
Railroads mad e the industries better
-iron, steel coal and lumber
railroads made trade a lot easier by joining towns
credit mobilier=stock holders gave a company 3 times the amount of money to lay railroads and then they would pocket the res
after that the company donated stock to about 20 representitives in 1867
later in the new york sun, they ecentually found out that officers took about 23 mill in stocks, bonds and money
the grange and the railroads
was a group of people who fought against the railroads
the railraods affected the farmers the most because they would get charged more to move their stuff then the rish would when the rich had more money
the reason they did this is so that the rich people would keep coming back
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