Which Industries grew as a result of the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad

List two factors that helped the US shift to an industrial economy during the Gilded Age

lana66690 [7]

<span>Two of the major factors were the railroads and the invention of the assembly line. With the finishing of the transcontinental railroad some 30 years earlier, the US had a nation that was linked coast-to-coast and was able to transport goods in a fraction of the time it previously could. With the invention and perfection of assembly line processes, those goods could now be produced in a fraction of the time, as well.</span>

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During the Progressive Era from 1880‐1920, Americans began to initiate laws, create

Marina CMI [18]

Answer:

Popular Sovereignty

Explanation:

The Progressive Era was a period of social activism and political reform in which many civilians participated (direct democracy) in order to reform the vertical (hierarchy) political system. Among the targets were the political machines with their corrupt and malfunctioning representatives.

Popular Sovereignty, that dates back to the Enlightenment, is the purest of (and most horizontal) democratic government, in the sense that the goverment´s purpose should be to protect (the civil rights) and serve the people, and not the other way around. And if they fail to do, or are corrupt or both, so they should be replaced.

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(Place in chronological order) PLEASE HELP

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The following events are arranged in chronological order:

1. Columbus's first voyage to the Indies in 1492.

2. London Company establishes Jamestown in 1607.

3. Mayflower Compact in 1620.

4. First (1st) Continental Congress in 1774.

5. Revolutionary War begins in 1775.

6. Declaration of Independence in 1776.

7. US Constitution in March, 1789.

8. Washington becomes first US President in April, 1789.

9. Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

10. War of 1812.

Chronology can be defined as an arrangement of data, items or events in the order in which they occurred or happened (in time), usually from the earliest to the most recent or latest. Thus, chronology refer to ordered events that are organized and arranged in order of time.

In this exercise, we would arrange the following events in chronological order:

1. Columbus's first voyage to the Indies took place in 1492.

2. London Company establishes Jamestown in May, 1607.

3. Mayflower Compact was written and signed in November, 1620.

4. First (1st) Continental Congress took place on the 5th of September, 1774.

5. Revolutionary War begins on the 19th of April, 1775.

6. Declaration of Independence on the 4th of July, 1776.

7. The US Constitution was established on the 4th of March, 1789.

8. George Washington becomes first US President on the 30th of April, 1789.

9. Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

It encompassed 530,000,000 acres of land situated in North America that was purchased from France by the United States of America, for $15 million on the 2nd of May, 1803.

10. War of 1812.

It was a conflict between the United States of America and Great Britain on the 18th of June, 1812.