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The Gilded Age and Industrialization

The Gilded Age The word gilded means covered with gold, but it also means that the inside is not gold. The Gilded Age was the time from the end of the Civil War through the beginning of the twentieth century.

The Gilded Age Great things were beginning to happen in the United States: –More railroads –New factories –New inventions –More immigrants –Discovery of new mines –New farms and ranches in the Great Plains But the Gilded Age had a dark side. Not everyone benefited from the country’s growth in technology, industry, and population.

Industrial Revolution During the Industrial Revolution, machines started to replace hand tools, and factories began to replace craft shops. After the Civil War, even greater changes took place in American industry. Inventors developed new technologies, and business owners found new ways to run their businesses.

Free Enterprise The free enterprise system in the United States grew by leaps and bounds! Free enterprise is an economic system in which businesses have the freedom to offer for sale many kinds of goods and services.

Transcontinental Railroad

Expanding Rail Transportation Even when Abraham Lincoln was President, plans were being made to connect railways that would allow one to travel from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast. Railroads had been built from the Atlantic coast to Nebraska. Now, the goal was to connect a railway from Nebraska to the Pacific coast.

Two Railroad Companies In 1862, Congress gave two companies the right to build the railroad. The government also gave them the land and loaned them money. The Union Pacific Railroad built west from Omaha, Nebraska. The Central Pacific Railroad built east from Sacramento, California.

The Union Pacific Railroad The Central Pacific Railroad

Building the Railroad The majority of the Union Pacific track was built by Irish laborers, veterans of both the Union and Confederate armies, and Mormons who wished to see the railroad pass through Ogden, Utah. Chinese workers built most of the Central Pacific track. Most of the men received between one and three dollars per day, but the workers from China received much less. Eventually, they went on strike and gained a small increase in salary.

The Railroads Meet On May 10, 1869, the two railroads met at Promontory, Utah. A golden spike with a prayer written on it was used to complete the first transcontinental railroad.