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The role the trains played was very important. Trains provided transportation of people and goods. People could easily get to the West, or send cattle and wheat east. This quickly expanded the US's economy on the East Coast by having more places to sell to and having more places to buy from.
Trains provided easy and fast transportation of goods, taking more people out to the West and improving or creating the economy. It helped to settle the West by making travel short and relatively safe.
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∙ 6y agoWith the growth of cities, food was needed to feed the people that left the farms to work in factories. Cattle was shipped by train to Chicago where it was slaughtered and sent east. Wheat was sent from the west to be made into flour.
When the Civil War came, the Union moved troops by railroad and sent ammunition and supplies to them. It was one of the reasons that the Union won the war.
The transcontinental railroad also meant that the bison were in the way of the trains. Thousands of them were killed just to rot near the tracks. The Native Americans who depended on the bison for food and clothing were forced into reservations where they had to try to grow food and raise cattle on some of the worst land available.
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What important influence did nineteenth century railroads have on what is today's corporate America?
Railroads were the first business to raise funds by issuing stocks and bonds
Which new invention helped poorer immigrants from eastern Europe get to America?
Railroads made it easier to get to seaports in western Europe.
Which invention helped poorer immigrants from eastern Europe to get to America?
Railroads ~ Apex :)
What was the effect of the building of railroads in virginia after the civil war?
businesses, farms, and industries were able to expand
What effect did the growth of the railroads have on the US?
It made the country what it is (or was, as per, say, 1955) by connecting the country together.
Which industry was helped the most by increased immigration from China?
Increased Immigration from China had a significant effect on railroads.
Give you a sentence with the word railroads?
In North America, there are numerous railroads.
Why did the chinese first come to america?
railroads
America's first big business was?
railroads
Where were the first America railroads built?
1830.
What effect did the railroad have on the US after the civil was?
improved transportation by railroads
What group of immigrants helped build the railroads?
Both the Irish and the Chinese immigrants helped to build the railroads in America.
How do railroads effect your values?
they take up a lot of gas and electricity
What was the effect of the railroads selling this land?
There was an increase in population in the American interior
How did the development of canals railroads and the telegraph transform America?
It helped America to develop its economy and transportation.
What effect did the railroads have on America?
They helped Americans get around the country faster. They made travel more popular, and created many new jobs for conductors, railroad builders, train makers, etc.
How did canals and railroads change America?
they changed america by carrying big and heavy loads to different places
