Industrial Revolution

Question 0

Railroad workers lives

Answer 0

Hazardous conditions. Asians and African am earned less that white. White-40-60
Asians-35

Question 1

First transcontinental railroad

Answer 1

1869. Many came afterwards. By the civil war there was 30000 mi of track

Question 2

Time at and the railroad

Answer 2

Different time zones
Professor cf dowd proposed that the earth be separated into 24 time zones. One for each hour
Nov 18th 1883 synchronization of watches across the country.

Question 3

How were towns different?

Answer 3

They were each know for it’s own product

Question 4

Who is George Pullman

Answer 4

He had a factory for his railroad cars and there was so much demand he had to build a town for employees. But the company was in charge of the company and their were many strict rules.

Question 5

What is credit mobilier

Answer 5

Union Pacific made a construction company (credit mobilier) to get more $ for railroads. UP gave the company a contract to lay track @ 3 or 4 times the price and UP took the profits

Question 6

How did the railroads screw the farmers

Answer 6

Railroad company’s sold the land they were supposed to use for railroads for profit