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24 million tons: By 1910, how much steel was America making?
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1918: What year did congress adopt standard time zone as a whole?
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A name given to oil prospectors who came to Pennsylvania in the mid and late 1800s.: What are wildcatters?
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C.F. Dowd: Who was the first to propose of dividing the earth into different time zones?
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Government gave acres of land to railroad companies, and cheap steel.: What aided in railroad expansion?
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He drilled the first commercial oil well in the United States, drawing oil prospectors to the West.: Who is Edwin L. Drake?
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In 1877 was $50 and 1890 is $12.: How much did steel cost in 1877 compared to 1890?
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Kerosene to light lamps: What was oil being refined to?
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Kerosene, gasoline, and other fuels that became a major resource for energy. Fueling a revolution in transportation and industry.: What did the oil companies refine crude oil into?
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More than 17 million: How many barrels did Spindletop produce in 1902?
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Oil production began to decline rapidly.: What was the consequence for so many barrels being built in texas?
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Other railroads and regional railroads are being expanded.: After building the first continental railroad, what followed?
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Railroads promoted trade, provided many jobs, gave a boost in many steel and train manufactures, sped up settlement of the west, and led to the adoption of standard time.: What effects did the creation of vast railroad networks have?
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Spindletop: Where did the world's leading oil companies get their start from?
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Spindletop Hill: Where did Anthony F. Lucas struck oil?
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Steel and Oil: What were the two commodies that were found in the 1800s?
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They hired Chinese. They did not progress quickly because they had to cross deserts and blasted the granted mountains on the california nevada border. They also face attacks by the native americans.: Who did the central pacific hire? And why did they not progress quickly?
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Thousands of German, Irish, English, African American, and Native Americans. They were able to progress quickly because much of the land was prairie are gently rolling hills.: Who did the union specific hired? And why did they progress quickly?
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Towards the east, starting Sacramento California.: Where did the central pacific laid their tracks?
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Transcontinental Railroad: A railroad system that crossed the united states.
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Transform the United States into a modern industrial economy and also steel was stronger, less brittle, and more easily shaped into iron. Steel helps with railroads and buildings and it was cheaper.: Why was steel important?
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Two companies to build rail line to the west coast called the Transcontinental Railroad. The two companies were the union pacific and the central pacific.: In 1862, what did congress authorized?
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Westward from Omaha, Nebraska: Where did you Union Pacific laid tracks?
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William Kelly and Henry Bessemer: Who were the two that made steel?
