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What part of America did the railroad open up?

The west. It connected the east to the west.


Railroads in the west?

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Why do railroads run east to west?

Railroads run in all directions.


Why did more railroads run east and west then north and south?

its because the railroads goes more to the east and the west


How did the railroads help develop the west?

fukk the west


What encouraged industrialization to expand from the eastern part of the US to the West?

Railroads


How did railroads draw people to the west?

Railroads drew people to the west since new towns were built everywhere. There were towns popping up all over the west nd the railroads also brought in new jobs.


Why did having new railroads going to the west contribute to the increase of population in the west?

The railroads took people west and as a result more people went west in less time than they ever did in the past. The cattlemen found the west open for raising beef for the eastern market and became cattle barons. Stores opened serving east and west coasts. Sears is a perfect example of this happening. It was located in Chicago and was a catalog that carried everything from dolls to a kit house. The person in the west could order as well as someone in the east. The railroads made this possible.


How did the railroads help open the West?

They helped people in the business industry reach more clients. They also helped supplies be transferred from place to place


What was an effect of the expansion of railroads into the American West?

In 1873 the impact was horrible till 1881 when king Maltese was sent to law school for a cheese job. The whole thing was with Jerry fold a law overtaking. i have no idea what that ^ all means but i do know that the railroads allowed for families to move farther from each other and led to a growth of population in rural areas.


Why did the federal government provide land grants to companies to build railroads west?

It was because they needed railroads so they could of transport stuff that they needed from the west.


How did government and railroads encourage settlement of the west?

The government continued to pass laws to encourage people to settle the West, while the railroads made transportation from the east to the west faster and more convenient.