The 1800's were a time of discovery and inventing. The telegraph, railroad, and battery were some new inventions that people back then though were a product of the future and would change humanity, which it did... for a little while. In the 1st article It explains the new inventions created in the 1800'2. And it is true without these, what we would call "simple inventions" our lifestyles would be completely different. In the 2nd article It has some inventions in the works, including the folding car, Xbox 720, and bendable smartphones. As you can see over the years technology has evolved into the future. Without having the simple inventions from back then we would have none of the fancy smartphones, or smart cars.
These articles connect to our era of learning right now. The trancontinental railroad was installed all acroos the United States and so were telegraphs which were also invented back in that era. Having these inventions changed out lives forever.
The first picture is a photograph of the all the working men and railroad owners at the ceremony for the driving of “the golden spike”. The ceremony was thrown to commemorate the joining of the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroads and four gold commemorative spikes were driven into the railroad ties. The golden spikes were manufactured in San Francisco and engraved with the names of the railway officers and directors. These were the last four spikes needed to complete the Transcontinental Railroad which ran from Omaha, Nebraska and Sacramento, California. The four spikes were then removed and replaced by regular railroad spikes and after that the Transcontinental Railroad was officially completed. The second picture is a panting done by Thomas Hill of the event in color in 1881 a little more than ten years after the railroads completion. The completion of the railroad completely revolutionized travel across the country. A long dangerous and potentially deadly journey that previously could take five months or more was now a comparatively easy ride on the train that was only a week long. It also finally allowed goods, produce to travel back and forth across the country at record speed opening new economic opportunities for many.
Your blog post is alot like mine. we both had picutres about the Transcontinental railroad. We both also talked about how the railroad benifited the counrty.
The transcontinental railroad was a huge improvement for the United States. It was a much faster and more efficient way of traveling compared to what they used which was a horse and buggy. With this new way of transportation, goods can travel faster around the country which helps businesses, food and water can get people who need a lot faster, and people can travel around the country faster as well. The railroad extended from California all the way to New York and Pennsylvania and only took hours to get from one end of the country to the next. In the west, the railroad was built by the Union Pacific Company and the Central Pacific Company. The Central Pacific built from the west coast into central United States and the Union Pacific built from the central United States out towards the west. They soon met to finish the railroad in Utah where they were able to connect the West and Central United States.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27327/27327-h/27327-h.htm-John Deere plow, one of the three plows made by Deere in 1838 http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=31-Homestead Act (1862) In 1862 the Homestead Act was passed which allowed Americans to get 160 acres of relatively cheap land in the West. The only requirements were to improve the land by building a residence and to tend the land for five years. Then after that the land was theirs for as long as they wanted it. However the planting conditions on this land are very poor because of the weather but especially because of the sod. Sod was tough to get through to plant crops and then sodbusters figured out how to easily get through it. They used the plow which was a needed technological advancement for homesteaders in the West. The plow helped the homesteaders become successful farmers and made the land in the West much more desirable to other people who wanted to be farmers which led to them expanding their community.
The Transcontinental Railroad was a large improvement in technology within the US. It provided a quicker and easier way to travel, ship goods, and increase business by connecting the western coasts with the eastern. The pictures shown would be the building of the railroad tracks, and then the large number of men that was required to make the Transcontinental Railroad possible. It opened up many doors to Americans and advances in the country's technology. This connects back to class due to our learning of the railroad and the laborious work required of immigrants and war veterans to have it completed.
The Transcontinental Railroad was one of the most important inventions to be made in the late 1800s. In my images it shows both Irish and Chinese immigrants working together to build the railroad. This made traveling easier before. It also made travel very fast. The railroad stretched from California all the way to the east, hence the name “Transcontinental Railroad.” The working force for this railroad was mostly Chinese, Irish and veterans of the civil war. In my images it shows how these workers put their differences aside and built a railroad that spanned the length of the whole country. The majority of the workers were the Chinese. One of the things that the Chinese had to do was to use the dynamite. If it wasn’t for the Chinese immigrants then we would have never had a Transcontinental Railroad. There was no other way to break through the great mountains of the Rockies.
The Transcontinental Railroad was a huge improvement in the United States. The first Transcontinental Railroad was built in the 1860’s, to connect to the Eastern coast. The railroad was an important for the president at the time Abraham Lincoln. The railroad was first made for the Civil War to connect California to the Union. The railroad helped the United States in many ways, during the war and long after. It helped improve America in ways never thought possible, some say that the Transcontinental Railroad is the greatest technological invention of the 19th century. The railroad was able to ship goods and other supplies across the country, in a more efficient way. The first primary source shows how many people worked on the railroad, and how difficult it was to build. This document/ pictures show the cultural impact that the railroad brought to America. Although there were many positives such as it can carry goods and other supplies across the country in a more efficient way, it also brought danger and violence to different areas. As the railroad expanded so did the crime and danger, such as the hell on wheels that followed the railroad workers too many different towns cross country.
During the late 1800’s, there were many new inventions that were considered life changing for the people who lived in this time period. Two of the things that revolutionized people’s lives at this time were Thomas Edison’s electric lamp, and Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone. With the invention of the electric lamp, people no longer had to burn candles as a light source, they could simply flip a switch and there was instant light. The invention of the telephone introduced an entire new way of life for people as well because it allowed them to have conversations with people that they were not face to face with. Other than that, they could even speak with people that were located in different areas of the country, or even people on other continents altoghter. In conclusion, these inventions are just a few examples of the innovations that have been created by people throughout history.
http://www.ushsr.com/ Map of future 220mph railroads
http://users.humboldt.edu/ogayle/hist111/industrial.html Multiple pictures of the growing railroad map of the US In the early 1800s railroads began to revolutionize the transportation and delivery businesses. The start was slow and the labor was tedious. When the American managers began to take advantage of the Irish and Asian immigrants, railroad production sky rocketed. After the Transcontinental railroad the west was becoming even more accessible to the public and more open to homesteaders looking from freedom of the quickly filling east. Nowadays we have high-speed railways. Existing railways can reach speeds of 100 mph. By the year 2030 many new and improved trains will be constructed. These trains will be capable of speeds up to 220 mph. Obama stated, employers are looking to hire countries with speed and internet. With these new trains cross country trips can be facilitated by a great degree. The tickets may be expensive to them but after many years of use the prices will drop and using high-speed trains will become a part to most american’s everyday lives.
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The 1800's were a time of discovery and inventing. The telegraph, railroad, and battery were some new inventions that people back then though were a product of the future and would change humanity, which it did... for a little while. In the 1st article It explains the new inventions created in the 1800'2. And it is true without these, what we would call "simple inventions" our lifestyles would be completely different. In the 2nd article It has some inventions in the works, including the folding car, Xbox 720, and bendable smartphones. As you can see over the years technology has evolved into the future. Without having the simple inventions from back then we would have none of the fancy smartphones, or smart cars.
DeleteThese articles connect to our era of learning right now. The trancontinental railroad was installed all acroos the United States and so were telegraphs which were also invented back in that era. Having these inventions changed out lives forever.
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The first picture is a photograph of the all the working men and railroad owners at the ceremony for the driving of “the golden spike”. The ceremony was thrown to commemorate the joining of the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific railroads and four gold commemorative spikes were driven into the railroad ties. The golden spikes were manufactured in San Francisco and engraved with the names of the railway officers and directors. These were the last four spikes needed to complete the Transcontinental Railroad which ran from Omaha, Nebraska and Sacramento, California. The four spikes were then removed and replaced by regular railroad spikes and after that the Transcontinental Railroad was officially completed. The second picture is a panting done by Thomas Hill of the event in color in 1881 a little more than ten years after the railroads completion.
The completion of the railroad completely revolutionized travel across the country. A long dangerous and potentially deadly journey that previously could take five months or more was now a comparatively easy ride on the train that was only a week long. It also finally allowed goods, produce to travel back and forth across the country at record speed opening new economic opportunities for many.
Your blog post is alot like mine. we both had picutres about the Transcontinental railroad. We both also talked about how the railroad benifited the counrty.
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The transcontinental railroad was a huge improvement for the United States. It was a much faster and more efficient way of traveling compared to what they used which was a horse and buggy. With this new way of transportation, goods can travel faster around the country which helps businesses, food and water can get people who need a lot faster, and people can travel around the country faster as well. The railroad extended from California all the way to New York and Pennsylvania and only took hours to get from one end of the country to the next. In the west, the railroad was built by the Union Pacific Company and the Central Pacific Company. The Central Pacific built from the west coast into central United States and the Union Pacific built from the central United States out towards the west. They soon met to finish the railroad in Utah where they were able to connect the West and Central United States.
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27327/27327-h/27327-h.htm-John Deere plow, one of the three plows made by Deere in 1838
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=31-Homestead Act (1862)
In 1862 the Homestead Act was passed which allowed Americans to get 160 acres of relatively cheap land in the West. The only requirements were to improve the land by building a residence and to tend the land for five years. Then after that the land was theirs for as long as they wanted it. However the planting conditions on this land are very poor because of the weather but especially because of the sod. Sod was tough to get through to plant crops and then sodbusters figured out how to easily get through it. They used the plow which was a needed technological advancement for homesteaders in the West. The plow helped the homesteaders become successful farmers and made the land in the West much more desirable to other people who wanted to be farmers which led to them expanding their community.
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The Transcontinental Railroad was a large improvement in technology within the US. It provided a quicker and easier way to travel, ship goods, and increase business by connecting the western coasts with the eastern. The pictures shown would be the building of the railroad tracks, and then the large number of men that was required to make the Transcontinental Railroad possible. It opened up many doors to Americans and advances in the country's technology. This connects back to class due to our learning of the railroad and the laborious work required of immigrants and war veterans to have it completed.
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The Transcontinental Railroad was one of the most important inventions to be made in the late 1800s. In my images it shows both Irish and Chinese immigrants working together to build the railroad. This made traveling easier before. It also made travel very fast. The railroad stretched from California all the way to the east, hence the name “Transcontinental Railroad.” The working force for this railroad was mostly Chinese, Irish and veterans of the civil war. In my images it shows how these workers put their differences aside and built a railroad that spanned the length of the whole country. The majority of the workers were the Chinese. One of the things that the Chinese had to do was to use the dynamite. If it wasn’t for the Chinese immigrants then we would have never had a Transcontinental Railroad. There was no other way to break through the great mountains of the Rockies.
http://railroad.lindahall.org/essays/cultural-impacts.html
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The Transcontinental Railroad was a huge improvement in the United States. The first Transcontinental Railroad was built in the 1860’s, to connect to the Eastern coast. The railroad was an important for the president at the time Abraham Lincoln. The railroad was first made for the Civil War to connect California to the Union. The railroad helped the United States in many ways, during the war and long after. It helped improve America in ways never thought possible, some say that the Transcontinental Railroad is the greatest technological invention of the 19th century. The railroad was able to ship goods and other supplies across the country, in a more efficient way. The first primary source shows how many people worked on the railroad, and how difficult it was to build. This document/ pictures show the cultural impact that the railroad brought to America. Although there were many positives such as it can carry goods and other supplies across the country in a more efficient way, it also brought danger and violence to different areas. As the railroad expanded so did the crime and danger, such as the hell on wheels that followed the railroad workers too many different towns cross country.
http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/larger-image.html?i=/education/lessons/telephone-light-patents/images/telephone-patent-drawing-l.jpg&c=/education/lessons/telephone-light-patents/images/telephone-patent-drawing.caption.html
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During the late 1800’s, there were many new inventions that were considered life changing for the people who lived in this time period. Two of the things that revolutionized people’s lives at this time were Thomas Edison’s electric lamp, and Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone. With the invention of the electric lamp, people no longer had to burn candles as a light source, they could simply flip a switch and there was instant light. The invention of the telephone introduced an entire new way of life for people as well because it allowed them to have conversations with people that they were not face to face with. Other than that, they could even speak with people that were located in different areas of the country, or even people on other continents altoghter. In conclusion, these inventions are just a few examples of the innovations that have been created by people throughout history.
http://www.ushsr.com/ Map of future 220mph railroads
ReplyDeletehttp://users.humboldt.edu/ogayle/hist111/industrial.html Multiple pictures of the growing railroad map of the US
In the early 1800s railroads began to revolutionize the transportation and delivery businesses. The start was slow and the labor was tedious. When the American managers began to take advantage of the Irish and Asian immigrants, railroad production sky rocketed. After the Transcontinental railroad the west was becoming even more accessible to the public and more open to homesteaders looking from freedom of the quickly filling east.
Nowadays we have high-speed railways. Existing railways can reach speeds of 100 mph. By the year 2030 many new and improved trains will be constructed. These trains will be capable of speeds up to 220 mph. Obama stated, employers are looking to hire countries with speed and internet. With these new trains cross country trips can be facilitated by a great degree. The tickets may be expensive to them but after many years of use the prices will drop and using high-speed trains will become a part to most american’s everyday lives.