https://padlet.com/21hohlbaughlogan/r2zygsmu2ro4 en-us 2018-09-25 17:28:41 UTC 2018-09-30 17:48:19 UTC hello@padlet.com 21hohlbaughlogan https://padlet.com/21hohlbaughlogan/r2zygsmu2ro4/wish/285686447 Transcontinental railroad
The Transcontinental railroad was first opened May 10, 1869. It is  1,868 miles long. The railroad is owned by the U.S. government. It was operated by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific.]]> 2018-09-25 17:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/21hohlbaughlogan/r2zygsmu2ro4/wish/285686447 21hohlbaughlogan https://padlet.com/21hohlbaughlogan/r2zygsmu2ro4/wish/286288252 Election of 1896
The election of 1896 was over what would be the basis of the U.S. monetary system. It was between the gold bugs and silverites. The gold bugs wanted gold to back up the money supply and the silverites wanted gold and silver to back up the money supply. The gold bugs ended up winning the election so gold backed up the money supply.]]> 2018-09-26 22:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/21hohlbaughlogan/r2zygsmu2ro4/wish/286288252 21hohlbaughlogan https://padlet.com/21hohlbaughlogan/r2zygsmu2ro4/wish/286288546 Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was considered one of the greatest inventors of all time. He had 1,093 patents over his lifetime. His research lab was located in Menlo Park, New Jersey. It was the first lab in America.]]> 2018-09-26 23:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/21hohlbaughlogan/r2zygsmu2ro4/wish/286288546 21hohlbaughlogan https://padlet.com/21hohlbaughlogan/r2zygsmu2ro4/wish/286291150 George Pullman
George Pullman invented the sleeper car. It was used in train for long travel. He also had his own town for his workers. It had started good but then he started to dictate in the down and things went down hill very fast.]]> 2018-09-26 23:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/21hohlbaughlogan/r2zygsmu2ro4/wish/286291150 21hohlbaughlogan https://padlet.com/21hohlbaughlogan/r2zygsmu2ro4/wish/286441378 Monopoly
Monopoly is key term used during the Industrial Revolution. The term Monopoly is when a powerful company is the only producer of a product. They have total control over the supply and price. Monopolies don't have to worry about competition in their product.]]> 2018-09-27 11:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/21hohlbaughlogan/r2zygsmu2ro4/wish/286441378