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How did western ranchers and farmers get their product's to eastern markets?
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How did railroads most influence the success of farmers in the American West?
By providing access to eastern markets.
How did railroad construction most promote agricultural development in the American West?
Primarily by making freight transportation, both east and west, much cheaper and faster. Farmers in the West could ship there products to Eastern markets more easily and safely and, they could buy farming equipment make in the East much more cheaply.
How did the railroad contribute to the cattle ranching in the west?
It provided the means to transport cattle to eastern markets~NN
What kind of empire did American leaders want to build?
They wanted American products in foreign markets, not American flags flying over colonies overseas :)
What was organized by Texas cattlemen beginning 1865 to move longhorn cattle to railheads that would transport the animals to eastern markets?
The organized effort by Texas cattlemen was known as the Long Drive. It involved herding thousands of longhorn cattle from Texas to railheads, which were locations where the cattle could be loaded onto trains for transportation to the eastern markets. The Long Drive played a crucial role in the development of the cattle industry in Texas and helped meet the high demand for beef in the east.
How sis western ranchers and farmers get their products to eastern markets?
By railroad.
. How did new railroads benefit western cattle ranchers?
It would be a good thing because there where many markets across the plains, as railroad swept, cattle ranchers had finially found a way to get to those markets.
How did Georgia farmers moved their products to markets?
Precisely, the farmers moved them by horses or a bandwagon
What were some good and bad about the railroad?
Railroads could transport cattle from the west, so farmers did not feel the need to move west. Which affected Western migration.Railroads played a key role. Trains carried natural resources from the west to eastern markets. Trains also brought miners, farmers, and ranchers to develop the land.
How did railroads most influence the success of farmers in the American West?
By providing access to eastern markets.
What are some places to purchase vegan products?
You can purchase vegan products at grocery stores, farmers' markets, and online.
Why did western farmers make whiskey rather than sell their grain in eastern markets?
Because the farmers could earn more money with wiskey then grain
What is the definition of rural assembly market?
rural assembely markets are places where farmers can meet with traders to sell their products
Why was the Mississippi important to farmers?
It provides and still provides an excellent transportation route for shipment to the eastern population centers and to other world markets.
Why were businessmen and farmers likely to support American expansionism at the end of the nineteenth century?
Businessmen and farmers stood a lot to gain from American expansionism. They would have more markets to sell products to.
What encouraged western farmers to specialize in cash-crop agricultural production for eastern and European markets?
The development of a strong east-west rail network
What percentage farmers' markets feature organic food?
There are so many farmers' markets that it would be impossible to say. It is unlikely that all farmers at any market would be organic growers and many markets may not have any organic farmers.
