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My life still connects to the industrial revolution. My life connects because we still use trains everyday. Not necessarily to get around everywhere. But, in bigger cities we use trains to transport goods and people. We are planning a vacation and were stopping in Chicago, so we may ride a train. Without George Pullman that may have been extremely uncomfortable.

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The most interesting thing I learned in this unit would be that some famous things happened in Canton Ohio. There was a lot of interesting things in this unit. I think things happening close to us was the most interesting. Also It helps you relate.

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One vocab word I did not know was transcontinental. I had heard it before but I never knew what it meant. It means to cross a continent. This unit taught me that word

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The second key figure would be Horatio Alger. He was an author during the industrial revolution. He is a key figure because he promoted the american dream. He is the one who truly showed the rags to riches theme.

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One key figure would be George Pullman. He changed the way that people rode in trains. People were able to travel longer because they can be more comfortable. This made it possible for people to travel long distance. Which, then promoted a national economy.

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The second main idea would be the Interstate Commerce Act. This was started when railroads started charging 300 times they amount that they needed too. It was driving farmers out of business. This made it difficult for farmers to sell their goods. This was the first time the government stepped in.

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The first main idea would be the transcontinental railroad. This was a main point because this was the thing that changed the economy. It changed the market for goods, because it allowed farmers to transport their crops. This helped them make a profit in their business. Another reason is because this is what led to the first time the government stepped in.