Railroads Take Control

James J. Hill

The time before 1906, railroads had complete freedom over what they ship. James J. Hill and J. P. Morgan controlled most of the western railroads. They controlled what come in and out, how much it costs and who pays for what to ride on the trains. They gave away free RR passes to individuals with power, so that they can have free advertisement when they travel.

J. P. Morgan

Because they controlled so much power, they not only influenced national trade but also international trade. Asian and Pacific traders had to play a higher price for shipping because of Hill and Morgan’s Power. Those places had no other choice to pay because that was the only way to bring their trades the east.

In 1906, Teddy Roosevelt pushed the Hepburn Act, which limited the distribution of free RR passes. Also The Interstate Commerce Commission took control over Hill’s and Morgan’s railroad and made the railroad industry set rates for shipping and traveling costs. That helped everyone who ships and travels on railroads, because they now have to pay less to ship and to travel.

The Road to Suffrage

         The road to suffrage was hard for every women working hard to get it. Suffrage is the right to vote, and women were not getting this right. Women wanted to vote and the 19th Amendment made that happen.

         Suffrage is the right to vote. The women's suffrage movement started in the1700's unknowingly, by women wanting to have a say in their household. "A married women's legal existence was incorporated into that of her husbands" but women didn't want it to be like that. Women wanted to be up with the men and make decisions based on everyone not just men.

         Women finally wanted to have a say in their world not just the mens world. They didn't want others to choose representative for them, because mostly they didn't want those representatives. NAWSA worked for the fight of women's suffrage. Susan B. Anothony challenged the system and voted for Ulysses S. Grant, but later got arrested. She used the 14th amendment to explain why she did and could vote for her representative.

         In 1878 the 19th amendment was passes finally giving women the right to vote. In 1919 the words were changed to suit more people. Progressive campaign too college educated women and put them into a life time of social work and challeged the system. In 1895 the book " The Woman's Bible" was puplished showing the christian side of suffrage, but NASWA condemned the book because of it. Because of the 19th

Amendment more organization formed such as NCJW, NACW, NAOWS, and WSPU formed becuase of what happened to womans suffrage.

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My First Blog for American Studies

This is my first blog for American Studies. I will be writing about the time frame of 1900 and 1929, and what i will learn in my history class. These blogs will be no more than 350 words and i will use those to make a news paper which I will write at least 10 blogs.