 | The United States federal government should close the United States Department of Transportation Urban Mass Transit Act of 1964, the Railway Labor Act of 1926 and the Railroad Retirement Act of 1934 1.4 Mb.  34 | read |
 | Unit 5 Notes Organizer: C. Rebuilding a Nation (Expansion, Industrialization, Urbanization) Vocab Terms Unit 5 Notes Organizer: C. Rebuilding a Nation 136.01 Kb. 2 | read |
| Davey & Goliath Throwdown III – December 13th, 2008 Round 6 1 The first section of this man’s masterpiece Leaves of Grass is “Song of Myself” and he also wrote two poems on the death of Abraham Lincoln 37.11 Kb. 1 | read |
| Thomas Edison [“The Wizard of Menlo Park”] – Edison first set up his lab in Menlo Park in 1876 From 1860 to 1900 a second, more complete wave of industrialization swept the country, this time focusing on new inventions such as electricity rather than the already explored steam power. Some memorable people involved in this were… 426.54 Kb. 7 | read |
| Section 1 – Introduction (12. 1) By the mid-1800s, many Americans felt the need for a change, for a fresh start. Like the early settlers who crossed the Appalachians, they migrated westward in search of opportunity 47.68 Kb. 1 | read |
| The history of railways Such tracks were used in the Middle Ages for mining tramways in Europe; railways came to England in the 16th century and went back to Europe in the 19th century as an English invention 252.03 Kb. 3 | read |
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