The Emergence of Car Culture in the Early 1800s

... have all contributed to the ongoing transformation of the state. 1800 to Independence: Empresarios and early settlement. In the early days of exploration and ... Early occupants. In the 1840's, the American West was sparsely occupied. The largest groups of residents included Native Americans, who lived throughout the ... This invention was really the first car. Its impact on the United States was immense, and it helped so many people that were able to afford this car. What it ... Carriages for hire over short distances provided the same service as modern taxis, but the introduction of the omnibus in 1829 brought horse-drawn conveyance to ... Cars were just beginning to hit the market. At the same time, new inventions had devastating effects on slaves and workers. The cotton gin ... The automobile, truck, bus, and paved highway have more than supplanted a moribund passenger and freight railroad system. ... cars in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These included the Fossmobile ... The impact of the Auto Pact on the Canadian industry was immensely ... ... cars, to gasoline-powered automobiles. Born into a society in which the vast majority of people were involved in agriculture, they experienced an industrial ... ... was the earliest effort to make a car that most people could actually buy. Modern cars were first built in 1885 in Germany by Karl Benz, and ... In 1920, 15 pedestrians were killed with only 2000 cars in the country. Instead of that being a killing blow to the cars, the rich people owning cars organized.