Post # 2 Mining Frontiers/Power of the Road

In chapter 8 Mining Frontiers Almost from Its descovery of the mines the image of america as a land of golden wealth has presented a powerful image to the world. The fact that America's extensive economic resources and this chapter demonstrates the key roles of mineral wealth in the american experience. The discovery of precious metals hurried the westward movement of the nation. The discovery of gold in california the Gold Rush and many states llke Nevada, Colorado,Idaho,Arisona and Montana are all linkes to the growth the development of the United States.In additon the transportation railroads made a huge impact and growth to the US. The Mining frontiers had a great inpact in Amerian History. The discovery of gold and silver,and also coal,oil,copper,gas and other extractive minerals made a huge impact in the American West. Inthe Book The American West robert the author describes california Gold had a impact in the Ameican West. "California gold rush marked the passage to a new economic rea....California Gold created the first of the great extractive industries that dominated the economiic history of the Ameican West for a fill century"Page 240. Also he concludes saying that "by 1959 there were seeral thousand immigrants in america working in the Gold mines several hundred chinese and Chilian and Peruvians ....were woking the California diggings..."Page 245 In chapter 9 Power of the Roads This Innovation of the railroads created an industry growth.The establishment of America's railroads the transcontinental rail lines contributed to the state's social,political and economic develpment. The railroads brought the expansion of agriculture ,tourism and several things. The construction of the railroads were of thousands of Chinease laborers were employed in the construction for the transcontinental railroad. This railroad was so important in the amerian west becuase it brought economic growth. Some questions I made to myself 1. Why was a transcontinental railroad important to the development of the United Stated? 2. What role did the goverment play in its development? 3. What difficulties did workers face building the railroad? 4. How the rail road impacted the American West?