The railroad was first designed by George Stephenson whose original idea was to use steam to run the train and make transportation faster. When the US started using railroads and trains they purchased them from the Stephen Works company from Britain. “In the 1850s a boom in railroad development across the North was changing business organization and management and reducing freight costs. Railroads were influencing a rise in real estate values, increasing regional concentrations of industry, the size of business units and stimulating growth in investment banking and agriculture.
It began the task of constructing a transcontinental railroad that would link the United States from the East Coast to the West Coast. "In the meantime, construction of several important railroads is being carried forward with energy. " People would not have to travel months in long wagon trains on a trip to the west. The transcontinental railroad was a significant development and it improved transportation, people could travel in a faster, safer, and cheaper way by train. Mail, supplies, trade goods, and other additional things could be shipped across the country and arrive in just a few days.
The telegraph was very important to the railroad and communication expansion, because it allowed railroads to safely schedule more trains. This expansion moved people and goods much more efficiently (Govinfo). In Rochester, New York, in 1851, the Western Union Telegraph Company made contracts with railroads everywhere that would expand communication all throughout the United States (Rails West). “Increasing traffic on a single track railroad lines required more efficient operation and flexibility.” The telegraph was used by the railroad dispatcher.
The rail system allowed people and manufactured goods to be transported quickly and for long distances. This was significant for who had migrated due to the discovery of resources such as iron and gold (Railroads and Westward Expansion,
The Revolutionary Telegraph By: Payton Spaeth The sounds of war include gunshots, bombs, and missiles. However, during the Civil War the telegraph's distinctive clicking sound played a significant role in the North's victory. The telegraph, created by William Sturgeon in the 19th century, had a major impact on the war ("Invention and Technology" 40).
By 1886 most railroad tracks were the same length apart. This enabled the tracks to connect in ways they never have. This resulted in there being more options for travel. On top of this it also allowed certain areas to become cities and towns because of its easy access to supplies. What was also developed as a result of this is the time zone system.
Transcontinental Railroad The first Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907 mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869. It linked the country together in more ways than people could have ever imagined. Trains offer an efficient way to move goods over long distances. It impacted many things including the economy, the environment, and the Native Americans.
(GTG Technology Group) In 1862, the time of the railroad, Americans could travel faster and for less money. In the early 1800’s foot trails and roads were the only form of transportation.
Railroads started after depression in 1830s – had to scrap expensive canal projects. Railroads opened the frontier settlement and linked markets. Railroads were expensive and ere hastily built. Improvements in communication technology and transportation rapidly reduced the time it took for news to travel from cities to cities. The creation of telegraph introduced a communication revolution.
GREAT BRITAIN- George Stephenson, an English engineer, created the world’s first 27-mile public railway that runs from Darlington to the port of Stockton, which opened on September 27. This development made transportation more efficient, resulted in the growing popularity, and profit of the economic industry. With railroads traveling from one city to another, manufacturers are now able to transport materials for a cheaper price while expediting the time needed for it to arrive at its destination. Additionally, numerous jobs were newly opened in railroad operation positions. Jobs such as operating the trains to selling tickets at the station were offered.
In the midst of the 1800s, as individuals traveled to California in search of a fortune because of the Gold Rush and with the country teetered on the brink of war, three certain businessmen, William H. Russell, William B. Waddell, and Alexander Majors, saw an opportunity that would help them and also for the people. They thought of a way that could keep the West and the East to at least stay in contact between all the mist of the rumor of war. Their idea was some way for better and a faster way to have communication between the west and the east. by land. They found out how they could do this by the thought of the Pony Express.
The innovation of railroads caused mass development of communications by stimulating communication with other nations. Another form of transportation both sides used was a hot air balloon. For the Union, these hot air balloons were used for scouting at battles and provide updates on the troops through a telegraph line. While for the Confederates, they were not very successful in using these military balloons due to the lack of resources to construct these balloons and the capture of their one
The invention of the telephone also distant areas. Many inventors were trying to use electricity to send the human voice over wire, but it was Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson who succeeded. On March 10, 1876, Bell spoke through his "talking telegraph" to his assistant down the hall. " Mr. Watson, come here. I want you," Bell said.
Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, was the first to discover radio waves. In addition he discovered, developed, and sold the first long-distance telegraph. Resulting from his discoveries, the distance across oceans and between borders became smaller. The sending of data became faster and many lives were saved. For example the surviving passengers of the titanic were able to be rescued because of Marconi’s inventions.
In the different time period of America, the right of human always be the problem for the society. Different people in the different class use the different way to fight for their own rights. Through House On Mango Street argues that if the woman wants to be independence, she must to change their life that does not similar with another woman. The main character in the novel is Esperanza. Esperanza made a conclusion by observing the life of his family and the life of the neighbors.
