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The Transcontinental Railroad was built by Irish and Chinese immigrants. It was a huge boost in the economy during the industrial revolution. It made the transport of goods across the country much easier.

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The industrial revolution transformed the lifestyle of many Americans. It changed farms into factories. It also changed the living area from rural to urban. The workforce shifted from working on farms to working in factories.

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Edwin Drake was the first person to strike oil in the U.S.. He did this using a steam engine drill. The oil he drilled helped power factories as well as many other things at the turn of the century. One of the main people to benefit from the oil was John D. Rockefeller.

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Henry Bessemer made it easier to build skyscrapers, bridges, and many other things. He made an easy and efficient way to turn iron to steel. This process is called the Bessemer process. His process helped many industrialists, like Andrew Carnegie, become millionaires.

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Interdependence means the dependence of 2 or more things on each other. This came into effect once the transcontinental railroad was built. Cities would start to specialize on one product and then get the rest shipped to them from other cities.

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Immigrants working on Transcontinental Railroa

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Immigrants working on Transcontinental Railroa

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There were 2 main immigrant groups that worked on the Transcontinental Railroad. The Chinese built from the west towards the east. While the Irish worked from the east to the west. They met at Promontory Point, Utah on May 10, 1869.

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The one thing that connects most with me from the Industrial Revolution is Phones. Alexander Graham Bell invented the phone in 1878. The phone has evolved a lot since then and it seems like everyone has one nowadays.