RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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many people began working in the coal mines
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coal was burned to heat water and produce the steam to power steam engines
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coal-mining companies could not ship trainloads of coal
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there were no other jobs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Coal was one of man’s earliest sources of heat and light. The Chinese were known to have used it more than 3, 000 years ago. The first recorded discovery of coal in this country was by French explorers on the Illinois River in 1679, and the earliest recorded commercial mining occurred near Richmond, Virginia, in 1748.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most dramatic expansion of the American coal industry occurred in the late antebellum decades but the outbreak of the Civil War led to some major changes. The fuel needs of the federal army and navy, along with their military suppliers, promised a significant increase in the demand for coal.
Detailed explanation-3: -Coal has been part of India’s history since time immemorial. It was first commercially mined in 1774 from Raniganj coalfield, West Bengal. Introduction of steam locomotives and the First World War were major events which spurred both the production as well as the importance of coal in India.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was the Romans who were first recorded as using coal fairly extensively. After they invaded Britain in 43 AD, they discovered coal fields and realised that coal provided superior heat than wood and charcoal. During the Roman occupation, coal was used as fuel to heat baths, as ornaments and for iron forging.