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Railroads Paved The Way

Railroads Paved The Way. Steel and The Railroad National and International Trade. The Bessemer Process.

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Railroads Paved The Way

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  1. Railroads Paved The Way Steel and The Railroad National and International Trade

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. The Growth of Railroads

  8. Train Wrecks

  9. 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

  10. 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.

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