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Spanning the Continent with Rails
Congress selected the Union Pacific Railroad company to build a transcontinental railroad starting in Omaha, Nebraska. -
Labor Limps Along
The National Labor Union that lasted 6 years and attracted 600,000 members. -
Spanning the Continent with Rails
The transcontinental railroad was completed, allowing for increased trade with Asia and opening up the West for expansion. -
Government Bridles the Iron Horse
Farmers protested against railroaders who ran the farmers into bankruptcy. -
Miracles of Mechanization
The telephone was created by Alexander Graham Bell. -
Revolution by Railways
Every town in America had its own local time. -
Railroad Consolidation and Mechanization
To keep schedules and avoid wrecks, the major rail lines proposed, dividing America into 4 times zones - most towns accepted the new time method. -
Government Tackles the Evil Trust
Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act, which forbade business that the government deemed as anti-competitive -
The South in the Age of Industry
James Buchanan created the American Tobacco Company