I believe that it stimulated the economy by creating jobs and making easy access around the U.S.
Greatly
populist
Traveling to and from cities became easier.
they helped the economy buy making it easier for all of the people from place to place
Because of the steel it helped the railroads improve.
Another benefit of the growth of railroads was the facilitation of travel and movement of people across long distances. Railroads provided a faster, more comfortable, and efficient mode of transportation that allowed for the expansion of trade, tourism, and settlement in different regions.
One statement that is not true regarding the expansion of the railroads is that no laws were passed to regulate the railroads. This was during the expansion from 1860 to 1900. (A+) Railroad expansion took business away from the trucking industry.
Railroads were crucial to western expansion because they allowed people to easily relocate there.
One thing the government did to facilitate the expansion of the railroads was by giving land grants to railroad companies. The government also provided loans.
The West. (BIN)
Subsidies to railroads
Steam power and railroads changed the northern economy because steam was powerful and it was cheap to run.
They would benefit from expansion by gaining more reasources and places to live and work
Quick transportation in the early days.
Greatly
1880s
populist