Choose one person from history that you think made a huge impact on society. Discuss your reasons for choosing that person, and explain why you think that person was more influential than the others. To get you thinking, consider these points: The person's accomplishments
The person's influence on his or her society
How that person was different from others of his or her time or place
How the person may have changed history or influenced an outcome
What other people thought about that person at the time
How history looks at that person today

sumerians were responsible.

in 1897, pershing became a tactical officer at west point, and that's where he was given the nickname "black jack." pershing's first name is "john," for which "jack" is a nickname, and he was a white man who commanded black troops. hence "black jack".

a countries leader should be motivated by the common good of the country.

in the 1800s, locomotives powered by steam made transportation faster and cheaper. the resulting rapid growth of railroads led to the connection of the atlantic and pacific railroad in oklahoma city in 1897.

in the last years of the century, the improvement of steam-based engines the expansion and growth of railroads. this growth increased when the companies started to build and expand, such as the atlantic and pacific railroad, which connected new mexico with california, and missouri with oklahoma. many of these new networks were built in oklahoma, and these changes transportation henceforward.