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How did the growth of railroads and cities impact the cattle business?
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∙ 9y ago
The growth of cities meant there was less land to raise cattle and less grass for cattle to feed on. The railroads helped the cattle industry by allowing ranchers to be able to deliver cattle to areas where they could not be transported on foot.
Abigail Sipes
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∙ 9y agoThe growth of cities meant there was less land to raise cattle and less grass for cattle to feed on. The railroads helped the cattle industry by allowing ranchers to be able to deliver cattle to areas where they could not be transported on foot.
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∙ 9y agoRailroads allowed farmers and cattle herders to expand their business. With railroads, they could now move their meat faster and with less instance of spoilage.
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Which of the trends started by railroads are still part of the modern business world?
The transcontinental railroads started new population growth and potential population growth induced in many countries in which it is still used in the modern business trends.
How did railroads expansion affect the growth of major urban center?
Traveling to and from cities became easier.
What factors led to the growth of cities in the west?
what factors led to the development of western cities
How did the growth of the railroad help the cattle industry?
Refrigerated railroad cars could take the processed meat to the East. Actually the railroads enabled ranchers to drive their cattle shorter distances to the trains that came to their most local cow-town. The railroads allowed cattle to be transported long distances, quickly and efficiently to distant markets. This meant that herding of cattle on foot over long distances, using much man power, would eventually be consigned to the western cowboy movies.
The decade that witnessed the most growth in American railroads was the?
1850s
How did the railroads contribute to the growth of cities?
Railroads contribute to the growth of cities because cities become connected and easily transport products back and forth.
How did the growth of railroads lines promote the growth of cities and trade?
The growth of railroads lines promoted the growth of cities and trade because the goods were easily transported to other places.
How was growth in the use of railroads made possible?
The growth in the use of railroads was made possible because of cattle shipments. The Industrial Revolution was also a major factor in building more railroads.
What technology helped cattle ranching on the great plains experience growth?
Railroads...
How did the growth of the railroad help with cattle industry?
Before railroads were built in Texas, cattle had to be herded on cattle drives to the nearest railroad. The first railroads in the United States ran from east to west. After the railroads were built that ran north and south, the Texas cattle ranchers had less distance to cover to reach a railroad for transport.
How did the growth of the railroads help the cattle industry?
they could ship meat to the east in refrigerated cars
What role did railroads play in the growth of coal industry?
Railroads was the main reason why the coal industry kept in business, it depended largely in the railroads
What transportation inventions in the late 1800s aided the growth of cities?
railroads, mainly. steamboats were also invented but that didn't necessarily aid teh growth of cities.
How did the growth of the steel industry change the cities and railroads?
look in ss text book
Which of the trends started by railroads are still part of the modern business world?
The transcontinental railroads started new population growth and potential population growth induced in many countries in which it is still used in the modern business trends.
How did railroads expansion affect the growth of major urban center?
Traveling to and from cities became easier.
What change in technology allowed business owners to sell their goods in markets across the country?
The growth of railroads
