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Identify the ways in which the railroad encouraged Western settlement?
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∙ 12y ago
Railroads in the United States allowed for better transportation to all areas in the western part of the USA. Better often meant faster & safer. Some cost savings were expected by both civilians and the Federal government. The socalled "West" was opened up significantly by the transcontinental railroad of 1869.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y ago1. West couldn't be settled without railroads. Railroads could bring onto the Great Plains the buffalo hunters.
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What railroad became the primary railroad in Georgia in 1830?
the Western and Atlantic railroad.
Who encouraged Native American tribes to unite against western settlement?
The French persuaded the Native Americans to attack the settlers during the French and Indian War (AKA Seven Years War).
Five effects of the settlement of the western plains?
There is 5 effects that the settlement had on the Western Plains. The 5 effect are farming, crops, railroads, people and money.
The first wave of western settlement began before the?
1790s
Is 1862 the Homestead Act in Pacific Railway Act was passed family too?
On May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated Western Territory settlement by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of public land for 5 years. The same year, the Pacific Railway Act allowed the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad to build a railroad and telegraph line between Omaha, Nebraska and Sacramento, California.
The settlement of the western regions of the US were largely the result of the role of?
Railroad <3
How did railroads affect the western expansion?
It encouraged western settlement by making it possible for farmers and ranchers to send their products to the East.
How did the railroads encouraged Western settlement?
Well first of all people on the Transcontinental Railroad traveled much faster than people on wagons. Second, since the Great Plains was very dry, and treeless the railroad could simply deliver water, and timber for homes, and other buildings
How did the federal government encourage western settlement?
The Federal government encouraged western settlement with the Homestead Act. This was a government policy that said that people who were willing to settle western land would be given large sections of land very cheap.
How did the invention of Deere steel plow and McCormick reaper encourage the settlement of the western plains?
The inventions of Deere's steel plow and McCormick's reaper encouraged the settlement of the western plains by making agriculture more efficient. It also helped in the sustenance of people who live in the western plains.
How did the federal government encourage western settlememt?
One way the federal government encouraged Western settlement was by expanding railroads. The US Congress also passed the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862.
When did Carolina Western Railroad end?
Carolina Western Railroad ended in 1937.
When was Carolina Western Railroad created?
Carolina Western Railroad was created in 1920.
When was Western Pacific Railroad created?
Western Pacific Railroad was created in 1916.
When did Western Pacific Railroad end?
Western Pacific Railroad ended in 1987.
When was Delaware Western Railroad created?
Delaware Western Railroad was created in 1877.
When did Delaware Western Railroad end?
Delaware Western Railroad ended in 1883.
