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How did the steel industry help railroads?
railroads helped transport steel to other places
Why were the different gauges of railroads problems?
Transshipment of fright.
How did railroads affect trade?
Railroads allow different cities and areas to be connected to each other which makes new markets available to different business for trade. The train also provides an easy and fast way to transport such goods. This makes railroads very important to many economies, especially when large quantities of goods need to travel over large spans of land.
What problems did farmers have with the railroads?
The Railroad Co. misused the government land grants, which the railroads sold to other businesses rather than to settlers, as the gov. intended to do. The railroads also entered into formal agreements to fix In_what_ways_did_the_railroad_companies_use_their_power_to_hurt_farmers, which helped keep farmers in their debt. They also charged different customers different rates, often demanding more for short hauls than they did for long hauls.
Why were railroads built in Arizona?
Railroads were built all over the country. This was to help people travel from one end of the country to the other more easily.
Why did chinese workers first come to america?
To build railroads
How did the growth of railroads encourage monopolization in other industries as well?
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What was Amelia Earhart fothers job?
He was a lawyer and had different admin jobs in various railroads.
Why the great northern railroad was more successful than the northern pacific railroad?
The Great Northern railroads enabled the railroads to earn money by hauling goods both east and west, instead of lumbar like other railroads
How did the invention of railroads help unify the unites states?
That the railroads connected towns to towns, overal connecting states to states, causing them to rely on each other.
How did the interstate commerce act help farmers?
Railroads had to make the prices fair for everyone
Who owned railroads?
The first railroads were owned by mining companies, which was followed by private companies, then utilility companies for streetcars, and finally the government took over many railroads and streetcars. So, the area and railroad and the time period that you may be concerned with will result in different answers.
