In our class we just got done talking about western migration. There were many different opportunities for moving west, such as mining, ranching, and farming. However with these advantages there is always a down side. In the mining business there was risk of dieing. In order to mine you have to blow up the inside of a rock. To get the dynamite in there someone has to physically put it there. In some instances people didn't make it out in time.
The mining communities were very poor. These communities had different kinds of people. Everyone depended on each other to survive, so whatever feelings anyone had toward a certain or immigrant had to be put aside or life wouldn't be that long for them. Other than mining there was farming.
People moved west for land. To obtain this land they had to put a ten dollar payment on it and farm or ranch for five years and the land is theirs. This was called the homestead act. It sounded like a good deal but when other people came there came competition. When there is competition prices drop and that presents a problem. The farmers were selling their goods for less than it cost to produce them.
When this problem arose the farmers came together as one. These farmers set one price for their goods so there would be no competition. With no competition all the farmers were making money. However the framers next obstacle was transporting the goods to the east. Thats when they decided to transport by train. But soon that became a problem.
The railroad industry was good money. Especially when it came to transporting crops. The railroads also came together and set one price on the transportation of crops. These railroads were charging regular passengers a fair price to ride, but were charging farmers oober amounts of money to send crops east. If they were smart they would own the railroad, the farm and pocket all the profits.
6 comments:
Your blog was good. You talked about a lot of different things about the west. I really like how you talked about why people moved there. If i lived back then i probably wouldve moved west to. Though the west was a bit violent, native americans was crazy. Well done though Morgan.
Nice job. I learned some new stuffs...like the mining communities and how it interacted with people. Also, I didn't know that railroads were part of the reason why people moved west. But you could add more specifics and details to your reasoning of why people moved west and why Native Americans attacked bypassing settlers. Nice blog...but -in nicest way- it needs some work.
Nice blog. I like how you reviewed everything that we've learned about the western migration. The mining industry was an interesting thing to talk about because in the western migration, so many people were in a pursuit for gold but instead they found silver. That was the beginning of the mining industry era. However when industralization emerged, the mining industry collasped because of not enough silver left and more job opportunities in the East. It was also ironic because people moved West for wealth then returned to the East for wealth as well.
Very nice. It was cool of you to talk about which businesses made money, and which doesn't. I just think that you should move on to urbanization. After all, western migration ended for us, like, two weeks ago. I just think it's kind of redundant.
This was a good summary of westward migration. You were able to explain how businesses made money, and what the reasons for their profit were. It was very interesting to read about.
Nice blog morgan. I didn't know that mining in westward migration was so dangerous. You also broke down the many oppurtunities that a person had to make money in the west very well.
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