HIS150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Western Union, Interchangeable Parts, California Republic
3 Jun 2020
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Hauling stuff on roads the prices were to high. Connected ny to chicago or hudson river to erie lake. Was very popular for easterners to buy agriculture from the west instead of farming it themselves. Indiana and ohio also helped developed inland canals. Many lived in the ne because transportation was easier. Emerged from innovation of tracks and steam-powered locomotives. By 1836 more than 1000 miles of track were present. Railroad construction was expensive and relied on government funding. 1832, samuel f. b. morse created the morse code. Using a telegraph he could make a language sending small or long bursts of electricity over a wire. 1866, first transatlantic cable for communication between europe and. Used wires that followed train tracks and helped further communication. Corporations or combining shareholder resources began to develop rapidly in the. States began to pass general incorporation laws which it made it easier instead of issuing charters.
