The railroad route followed the Oregon, Mormon and California Trails. The new line was added and connected Omaha and Nebraska; followed the Platte River; crossed the Rocky Mountains at South Pass in Wyoming; and through northern Utah and Nevada before crossing the Sierras to Sacramento, California. Additional route connected Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah and other cities not directly on the route. The Central Pacific laid 690 miles (1,110 km) of track, starting in Sacramento, and the Union Pacific laid 1,087 miles (1,749 km) of track, starting in Omaha. The two lines connected at Promontory Summit, Utah. (Impact) This route was chosen over the route in the southern part of the country because it was less mountainous.
Some pros of the Erie canal include:
Made harbor most important in America
Allows migration to other places
Inspired a transportation revolution
Cons:
Very expensive, dangerous and ugly work
Did not create a canal revolution that was predicted by Clinton
Isolated the south because now the north could rely on the easier to trade NW
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A Federal protection had served to ensure the safety and rights of African Americans in South Carolina
In Spanish- American war, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam are the new territories owned by the U.S.
<h3>Why Spanish-American war took place?</h3>
The Spanish-American war began in 1898. The reason behind this conflict is the United States supports the independence of Cuba and safeguards its interest in the business.
As a result of this victory, the United States got ownership over new territories like the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam by defeating Spain.
Therefore, Guam is also owned by the U.S as it was a part of Spain before the war.
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The cause for the scandal was the discovery of bribery in the cabinet and the government regarding oil trade. One effect was that it proved that cabinet members are not all powerful and can be arrested and indicted just like anyone. Another effect was the Supreme Court's ruling in McGrain v. Daugherty which explicitly established that Congress had the power to compel testimony. A third effect was that the government was given back the oil fields that were leased and they stayed in US ownership until 2015 when it was legally sold.
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Laissez faire is a capitalist concept of french origin that
states that market economies function at optimal efficiency in the
absence of government regulation. on the other hand communism calls for government involvement in the economic functions of society with an aim of protecting the peasants.
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