The California Gold Rush: Entrepreneurialism and Economic Development
Thesis
Stimulation of Industries
Lumber
Agriculture
Other Industries
Serving the Miners
General Stores
Saloons and Brothels
Banks
The Railroad
Demand for Railroad
Gold Rush Connections
Impact of the Railroad
Process Paper
Annotated Bibliography
Impact of the Railroad
Transcontinental Railroad had enormous nationwide impact between completion and 20th century
Manufacturing output surpassed Britain, France, Germany combined
Production of many goods multiplied, population doubled
Farmers in California could now produce crops for entire nation, not just local
Manufacturers only needed one plant to serve entire country
The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, Promontory Point, Utah, 1869
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