https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg US History Padlet en-us 2018-09-24 18:26:51 UTC 2018-09-28 17:30:32 UTC hello@padlet.com 21troyermatthew https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/285715124 - Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad : The transcontinental railroad was built by Irish and Chinese immigrants. The purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad was to connect the East to the West. The meeting point was Promontory Point, Utah. The railroad allowed long distance transportation of goods. Helped transform Rural Areas into Urban Areas.


]]> 2018-09-25 18:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/285715124 21troyermatthew https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/285717489 - Thomas Edison : One key figure was Thomas Edison, he had   1,093 Patents to his name. One key invention Thomas Edison invented was the light bulb. Thomas Edison had a research center, it was named Menlo Park. Menlo Park was America's 1st research lab. Thomas Edison also invented film, for videoing.

]]> 2018-09-25 18:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/285717489 21troyermatthew https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/285718896 Interstate Commerce Act 
Definition :  Law that regulates the Railroad industry. The Interstate Commerce Act was put into place in 1887 to regulate the railroad industry. The railroad industry at the time was affected civilizations while building railroads for example the railroads affected the Native Americans. The railroads affected agriculture by most people working in the railroad industry rather than doing agriculture. ]]> 2018-09-25 18:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/285718896 21troyermatthew https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/285720903 The Bessemer Process : Was a process in which Iron was converted into steel. Steel was used for new types of buildings, new things to build, like the railroads, and better buildings. The Bessemer process was not a expensive process,but it was the first process to mass produce steel. The Bessemer process comes from Henry Bessemer, his process would become an important technique used in making steel. ]]> 2018-09-25 18:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/285720903 21troyermatthew https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/286136616 Changes the Industrial Revolution Brought : Changes the Industrial Revolution brought was new ways to transport goods, people, drills, and plenty of other things. Also new inventions including the typewriter, and telephone. The Industrial Revolution also introduced new ways for people to live and make new things, with steel. Steel introduced skyscrapers, and railroads. Drills were used to drill for oil, a example of a drill would be the steam engine drill which was invented by Edwin Drake. 

]]> 2018-09-26 16:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/286136616 21troyermatthew https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/286137444 - William McKinley : Ran a "Front Porch" Campaign. He was the Republican Candidate for the 1896 Presidential Campaign. He ran his campaign in Canton, Ohio, he ran it against  William Jennings Bryan. McKinley helped maintain the gold standard. William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. ]]> 2018-09-26 16:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/286137444 21troyermatthew https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/286760384 2018-09-27 22:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/21troyermatthew/cmgx5qpq6lg/wish/286760384