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  Hey everyone, today we are going to take a look at the agricultural industry in postbellum United States and the affect that railroads and manufacturing had on it.   Within this we will also be looking at the broader implications on how it affected the future of agriculture in the United States, including my chosen topic, which was subsidies in for small farms. The decades following the Civil War marked a period of reinvention for American agriculture, a sector fundamentally transformed by two powerful allies: railroads and manufacturing. Farming, particularly in the Midwest and Plains, shifted from small-scale, subsistence operations to more commercialized, specialized enterprises due to the economic pressures and opportunities created by transportation and industrialization. Railroads brought connectivity, while manufacturing provided the tools that allowed farms to scale up operations to meet an expanding urban demand. Together, these industries not only reshaped farmin...

  York, Pennsylvania – The Unsung First Capital? When most folks think of the first capital of the United States, cities like Philadelphia or New York City come to mind, as these were the cities everyone associates with the Revolution. But what about York, Pennsylvania, a place known fondly to the locals as America’s first capital? The citizens of York Pennsylvania loudly and proudly claim their city as America’s first capital, and name everything from food shops to storage locations after this idea.York is situated in Central Pennsylvania, about halfway between Gettysburg and Wilkes-Barre, along interstate 83 and 30. York's role in the American Revolution makes its claim to the title credible and not as crazy as you would think. In the following Poseytalks Blog, we are going to look at these claims.     In 1777, the Continental Congress, who were at the time fleeing from British forces, left Philadelphia and set up in York. This is where they would stay until 17...

       The establishment of the United States was a period deeply ingrained with religious conviction. To see how deep it goes, one can simply start studying the founding of each colony, and what they believed in.   By reading through the founding documents and personal beliefs of each of the key architects of American Democracy, it is easy to see that they were influence by Christian beliefs. These beliefs would go on to shape the nation's founding documents and governance structures. My blog explores the personal religious beliefs of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin, and in turn examining how their faith informed their political ideologies and actions. George Washington: Ever the Faithful Leader      George Washington is called the "Father of His Country," a man who fought to ensure that freedom would be ensured for a brand-new country and continued to serve even after the Revolutionary war as the first President....