USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -“Drake’s Folly” in Spindletop Hill kicked off an oil boom in Texas. On May 10, 1869, the first transcontinental railroad was completed and it served to link the country both physically and economically.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The transcontinental railroad made it possible for manufacturers to ship their products across the country more easily and quickly than ever before. This provided more customers and stimulated the growth of many companies.

Detailed explanation-3: -The completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 had a huge impact on the West. It encouraged further settlement in the West as it made travelling their cheaper and easier. It also encouraged the development of towns along the railroad, as the railroad made the west less isolated.

Detailed explanation-4: -What came to be known as The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia. It was triggered after the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad cut wages for the third time in a year. The strikers would not allow trains to run until the cuts were revoked.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1886 the Haymarket affair (also known as the Haymarket massacre or Haymarket riot) was a protest rally and subsequent violence on May 4 at the Haymarket Square in Chicago. The rally supported striking workers. When police began to disperse the public meeting, an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb into their midst.