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What Has God Wrought: The Transformation of America

A panoramic narrative, What Hath God Wrought, written by historian Daniel Walker Howe portrays revolutionary improvements in transportation and communications that accelerated the extension of the American empire. In his story, Howe weaves together political and military events with social, economic, and cultural history. Howe examines the rise of Andrew Jackson and his Democratic party, but contends that John Quincy Adams and other Whigs--advocates of public education and economic integration, defenders of the rights of Indians, women, and African-Americans--were the true prophets of America's future. In addition, Howe reveals the power of religion to shape many aspects of American life …show more content…

Each generation has a title, new technologies define new times, and occurrences seem only notable when they are “historic”. While major events catch the attention of a comprehensive range of the public realization, subtle interactions between actors and slight shifts in beliefs are continually changing the actualities of the world. This one event was indelibly branded on the realization of the world and is often seen as a moment of instant transformation.
This period is the era of the when the revolutionization with transportation and communications that accelerated the extension of the American empire. It was during the time of1815 through 1845 when the big transformation occurred for the railroads, canals, newspapers, and the
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Morse sent a 19-letter message to his assistant Albert Vail in Baltimore who actually transmitted the message back to him a moment later. It was at this time Congress members was watching this exhibition with much fascination. The message was ‘What Hath God Wrought’? This question is taken from the bible (Numbers 23:23) which reads’ Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!’ and had been the offer of the daughter of the patent commissioner, named Annie Eilworth. He had spent 12 years working on and perfecting this invention. On May 24, 1884, he launched the world’s first marketable telegraph line with a message. It was said that this message was very applicable given the invention’s potential, opportunity, and impact that it would have on America’s life. In light of the verbiage spoken by Annie Ellsworth, they may take on more importance than she probably projected of what had God wrought indeed for America. When we think of the phase of What Hath God Wrought today, we would lean not to refer to great discoveries but yet an awful tragedy. Maybe this would be just an unusual reflection of God or Technology from a different era or maybe even both. Usually when we think of the mighty acts of God, we tends to think of a disaster, but Morse was thinking

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