Weyerhaeuser and his parents purchased more than 200, 000 acres of Timberland in the central part of the state. More than 400 lumber companies were operating in Minnesota. Other cities throughout the Midwest used the Minnesota lumber company. Flower and lumber industry's we're really close in similarities. It wasn't until the 1800s that lumber company started making investments cutting down trees to produce lumber.
For an example, roads, waterways, railroads, and steamboats were being created. The industry started to change due to more factories being opened.
During 1800-1848, the United States regions were shaped different due to technological and economic changes which changed labor relations in each region. The economy in the north was depended on manufacturing, whereas, the economy in the south was depended on agriculture. The northern and southern regions were significantly different from one another until the idea of cotton came into the picture. The two regions were shaped differently during this time period for various reasons.
Following the great explorative successes, some Americans would soon venture westwards which was largely supported by rhetoric, law and the vision of the founding fathers to have a far-reaching territory. As the manufacturing industry rose in New England, the westward expansion was both timely and economically viable. The American settlers were moving rapidly to what is referred to as the Midwest today and this necessitated the development of infrastructure through the development of canals, roads, and railroads. The rapid expansion of infrastructure, more specifically the railroads, would then purge the country into a new era of medicine, manufacture, and agricultural inventions (Neil, 1964). The Midwest became an inspiration that saw the symbolic development of the American identity in the 19th century with development of acting, painting, and writing.
2014, p.295). Next expansion of transportation during these formative years became more important to get “goods that are made from the manufacture and to the customers throughout the North, South and the newly formed West.” (Schultz, K.M. 2014, p.292). expansion of the United States. One of the biggest part of transportation came through the railroad expansion which became the leader in jobs for people by the way of jobs in putting down new rails during this expansion and created even more jobs in other manufacturing industries that provide parts and equipment need in building and expanding the railways through the United States during the years 1865 to 1920’s.
The railroad replaced stage coaches and wagon trains and provided a quicker and safer means of transportation for both people and goods. The section titled “Results of the Railroad” of the textbook explains that “The transcontinental railroad increased both economic growth and the population in the West”. Further in the passage our textbook states that “...wood, metals, meat and grain...” were sent from the west and in return “eastern businesses shipped manufactured goods to the west”. With the increased ease of moving materials and expanding commerce, more and more people chose to move west.
Throughout the 1840’s and 1890’s the natural environment shaped the development of the West beyond the Mississippi like, where the best and worst settlement would be in the West, how there was a struggle for the expansion that the settlers of the West were pushing for and, how aspects like cattle and mining would influence the settlers. There were many environmental changes, as well as expansion in the West, and the increase in knowledge and development in industry, that were occurring, and causing the development of the West beyond the Mississippi to be impacted along with the lives of those who lived their.
Enslaved people were prohibited to read by law– a law that restricts their power– a law that silences their voices. But to what extent will one go to learn how to read– to obtain their rightful power? In the poem, “Learning to Read” by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Uncle Caldwell took a significant risk. Chloe, a freedwoman and former slave, talks about Uncle Caldwell’s determination to learn how to read. She says; “I remember Uncle Caldwell //
“In 1820, about 58 towns more than 2500 inhabitants; by 1840, there were 126 such towns, located mostly in the Midwest and Northeast.” The fastest growth occurring in areas were near canals, railroads, and roads because of the easy access of raw and manufactured materials. Toward the later 19th century, the settlers began to move west for cheaper property because the land inhabited near the town built around transportation was getting
This represents growth in America because this “treeless wasteland” is soon farmed with Russian Wheat and other products that could withstand the harsh conditions of the prairie. In addition, ranchers start raising cattle in the west. This eventually led on to the growth of the meatpacking industry located in Chicago. The Homestead act of 1862 led to more growth in America as the expansion of people took place.
The steel and oil industry was what helped the railroad industry really take off. The railroad was Americas first big business. In 1869 the first continental railroad was created, helped with the growth of the market in the west. Without Jay Gould this would of never happened then. The railroad helped give 55,000 people jobs in the 1870’s and capitalized more than 400 million dollars.
John Sutter began building a sawmill with his workers in California. One of his workers, James Marshall, found gold in the river. Although John Sutter wanted to keep the gold a secret, too many workers who were helping to build the sawmill saw the gold and the gold rush began. People who sold supplies became rich because so many people bought supplies to look for gold. People from across the country moved west to try and find the gold.
The railroads and steam donkey combined has accelerated the timber production in the Pacific Northwest in an unimaginable
In response to Manifest Destiny, and westward expansion, agriculture became a major industry in the Midwest, South, and West. For the farmers, industrialization had
The topic of industry during the early part of the twentieth century was very abundant due to the many factories and machines that were being used to run these factories. This topic is important to history due to its significance and how important it was to the labor movement in the early Industrial age. Many experts wrote about what they witnessed during this time due to either first hand experience working in the factories, or what they wrote based on the accounts of people that were in the many industries during the period as well. Industrialization changed the way Americans work and made life easier overall as well for the most part. The everyday lives of the American people were being changed due to the accessibility to machines to the
