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Who paid for these railroads in 1810 and 1860?
Mark Hopkins's, Charles Crocker, Collis Huntington, and Leland Sanford. ("The Big Four)
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 was the reason Texas cattle were brought to Kansas?
To get them to the railroads for shipment east.
When was the use of railroads first developed in US?
They were worked on from about 1810,but they really didn't work until about 1830.The B & O was probably the first successful railroad in the US,and it began in 1830.
What is one reason for the dramatic decreases in exports in 1807 and from 1810 to 1812?
an increase in production and transportation costs
What is one reason why the expansion of railroads caused prices of products to drop during the gilded age?
railroads provided expensive but fast transpotation of raw materials and products
What is one reason why the expansion of the railroads caused prices of products to drop during the Gilded Age?
railroads provided expensive but fast transpotation of raw materials and products
What is MDCCCX in numbers?
1810
Why was forming the new state of west Virginia such a blow to the confederacy?
The main reason was that they lost territory and important railroads.
How did farmers move their products before railroads?
Before the railroads were built, farmers had to haul their crops on wagons. This was one reason the farmers who wanted to export part of their crops settled near rivers or near the Atlantic ocean.
Which of the following was not a reason why there was less industrial development in the south and the north?
The rockiness of southern land made it difficult to develop railroads.
What are the two reason for the relatively rapid expansion of railroads in the period 1840-1870?
The biggest were the Civil War and California gold.
