Railroads: The First Big Business
- Words to Know
- The transcontinental railroad
- Building the first transcontinental railroad
- The Erie War
- Jay Cooke and the panic of 1873
- Railroad company management
- Important Innovations and Updates
- The railroad strike of 1877
- Competition in the railroad business
- George Pullman
- For More Information
An increase in railroad construction between 1860 and 1900 changed the United States, helping make it the industrial nation it is today. As...
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