{"id":24040,"date":"2024-05-03T00:08:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T00:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/discuss-the-economic-impact-of-the-development-of-the-railroad-in-the-19th-century-american-west\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T00:08:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T00:08:45","slug":"discuss-the-economic-impact-of-the-development-of-the-railroad-in-the-19th-century-american-west","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/discuss-the-economic-impact-of-the-development-of-the-railroad-in-the-19th-century-american-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Discuss the economic impact of the development of the railroad in the 19th-century American West."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The paper must be in the Times New Roman font.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The paper must have citations and a bibliography. The words used in these elements will not be part of the total word count. If your paper does not have both citations and a bibliography, the highest score you can receive is 105 points, or 70% of the available credit for this assignment.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sierra College history papers are required to utilize Chicago (also known as Turabian) citation style<strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">. If you do not use the Chicago Style citation form, the highest score you can earn on the Final Paper is 105 points<\/u>.<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>If you are unfamiliar with the Chicago style, the college Writing Center (Rocklin LRC, 2nd floor and online) has information on this style. Information is also available online. Instruction on this citation style will not be provided in this class.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You will be using the &#8220;Notes and Bibliography&#8221; format for this paper (this is the format with the superscripted numbers &#8211; like this&nbsp;<\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><sup style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/sup><\/u><\/em><\/strong><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.&nbsp; The parenthetical form of Chicago Style (it looks similar to MLA format and is called the &#8220;author-date&#8221; format) is not acceptable for this assignment.<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You might need some help on the required Chicago style for your Final Paper. If so, the Sierra College Writing Center has on online Chicago manual available.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">VIDEOS AVAILABLE IN WEEK 1 MODULE: &#8220;How to Cite in Chicago Style&#8221; and \u201cCiting \u2013 How to Cite in Chicago\/Turabian Style: A Three-Minute Tutorial\u201d<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/u><\/em><\/strong>\u2013 videos are found on the \u201cInstructions and Requirements &#8211; Research Paper\u201d page<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You will write the paper as an at-home assignment. The answer will be graded on completeness, clarity, organization, grammar, spelling, selection of evidence, and the persuasiveness of your argument. Additional factors will apply also, such as neatness of presentation.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Depending on which question you choose, the number of sources you need vary. However, three sources minimum is usually the acceptable amount. Good papers usually have at least five sources. Very Good to Excellent papers usually have at least 10 sources. Although it is preferred that you use a mixture of online and printed (&#8220;Hard copy&#8221;) sources, due to the emergency that made this History 17A class an online class, Final Research Papers that use only online sources will be perfectly acceptable.&nbsp;<strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A list of Recommended Sources is available in the Week 1 module.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your last name and page number must be in the upper right corner on every page in the header. A title page is not necessary &#8212; in fact, it is discouraged. However, if you use the title page recommended by the Chicago Style handbook, you will not be graded down.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Please structure your paper so that the following appears in the upper left corner of the first page of your paper. If you use the title page recommended by the Chicago Style handbook, present this material as instructed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Here are some resources I would like to use, Please add 5 more resources to complete this paper.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; background-color: var(--color-6);\">J. Atack<br \/>\net al., \u201cDid Railroads Induce or Follow Economic Growth? Urbanization and<br \/>\nPopulation Growth in the American Midwest, 1850-1860,\u201d Social Science History<br \/>\n34, no. 2 (April 21, 2010): 171\u201397, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1215\/01455532-2009-024.<\/span><a style=\"font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">[1]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Dave<br \/>\nDonaldson and Richard Hornbeck, \u201cRailroads and American Economic Growth: A<br \/>\n\u2018Market Access\u2019 Approach,\u201d NBER, July 11, 2013,<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.nber.org\/papers\/w19213.<a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">[2]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Libretexts,<br \/>\n\u201c2.6: Western Economic Expansion- Railroads and Cattle,\u201d Humanities LibreTexts,<br \/>\nJanuary12, 2021,https:\/\/human.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Diablo_Valley_College\/Hist_121%3A_History_of_the_United_States_after_1865_%28Conrad%29\/02%3A_Conquering_the_West\/2.06%3A_Western_Economic_Expansion-_Railroads_and_Cattle.<a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">[3]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Railroads<br \/>\nin the Late 19th Century:&nbsp; Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900:&nbsp;<br \/>\nU.S. History Primary Source Timeline:&nbsp; Classroom Materials at the Library<br \/>\nof Congress:&nbsp; Library of Congress,\u201d The Library of Congress, accessed<br \/>\nApril 5, 2024,<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.loc.gov\/classroom-materials\/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline\/rise-of-industrial-america-1876-1900\/railroads-in-late-19th-century\/.<a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">[4]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Stephen,<br \/>\n\u201c19th Century Growth: Railroad Booms Role,\u201d Semilla de Botjael, accessed April<br \/>\n5, 2024, https:\/\/19thcentury.us\/the-railroad-building-boom-during-the-19th-century-contributed-to\/.<a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">[5]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<hr style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">[1]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Atack,<br \/>\nJ., F. Bateman, M. Haines, and R. A. Margo. \u201cDid Railroads Induce or Follow<br \/>\nEconomic Growth? Urbanization and Population Growth in the American Midwest,<br \/>\n1850-1860.\u201d Social Science History 34, no. 2 (April 21, 2010): 171\u201397.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1215\/01455532-2009-024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">[2]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\nDonaldson, Dave, and Richard Hornbeck. \u201cRailroads and American Economic Growth:<br \/>\nA \u2018Market Access\u2019 Approach.\u201d NBER, July 11, 2013.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.nber.org\/papers\/w19213.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">[3]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Libretexts.<br \/>\n\u201c2.6: Western Economic Expansion- Railroads and Cattle.\u201d Humanities LibreTexts,<br \/>\nJanuary 12,<br \/>\n2021.https:\/\/human.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Diablo_Valley_College\/Hist_121%3A_History_of_the_United_States_after_1865_%28Conrad%29\/02%3A_Conquering_the_West\/2.06%3A_Western_Economic_Expansion-_Railroads_and_Cattle.<br \/>\n<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">[4]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\u201cRailroads in the Late 19th Century:&nbsp; Rise of Industrial America,<br \/>\n1876-1900:&nbsp; U.S. History Primary Source Timeline:&nbsp; Classroom<br \/>\nMaterials at the Library of Congress:&nbsp; Library of Congress.\u201d The Library<br \/>\nof Congress. Accessed April 5, 2024.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.loc.gov\/classroom-materials\/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline\/rise-of-industrial-america-1876-1900\/railroads-in-late-19th-century\/.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">[5]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp; <\/span>Stephen. \u201c19th Century Growth: Railroad Booms<br \/>\nRole.\u201d Semilla de Botjael. 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