Expansion of the Railroad System Flashcards
1
Q
1865
A
- end of civil war
- 35,000 miles of railroad track in US
- majority of track is in the North and East
2
Q
by 1900
A
- 192,556 miles of track down in the US
- expansion into the West
3
Q
Transcontinental railroad
A
- two compnaies build it from each side of the uS
- union pacific and central pacific build it
- promontory point, Utah - they meet and complete (1869)
- nation is now connected coast-to-coast
- Atlantic ocean to the pacific ocean
- becomes the main “artery” of travel
4
Q
big business
A
- railroad will quickly become the #1 industry in the US
- Steel industry takes off
- “boom cities” are created off of the railway lines
- monopoly is the concern. how will the railroad companies handle their new power?
5
Q
remember this…
A
this is the end of the “wagon” era of month-long journeys on things like the Oregon trail. the new “steel horse” has taken over
6
Q
in the year 1865, the majority of the railroad tracks in the US ____
A
were located in the East
