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What event brought the American southwest under the control of the US?
The defeat of Mexico in the Mexican War.Before then the southwest was controlled by MexicoThe people who had lived there for centuries had Spanish ancestors and spoke Spanish
Why did the Anglos begin settling the southwest?
The Mexicanos called the white English speaking settlers AnglosAnglos were attracted to the Southwest by economic opportunities in ranching, farming and miningAs railroads connected the region with the rest of the country in the 1880s-90s Anglo settlement grew
What country controlled the middle east before world war 1?
The Mongols had expanded into Europe and the Middle East (actually it is Southwest Asia and is stated as Southwest Asia on all US Military documents; e.g. orders, medals (awards) etc.) up until about 1299. After that date the Ottoman Empire (Turkey)controlled most of it until after WWI. After WWI, the British controlled it. After WWII, they all became independent countries (nations).
How did the steel industry help railroads?
railroads helped transport steel to other places
How did new railroads help to create a cattle boom?
The railroads helped to create cattle kingdoms in the southwest because cattle could be shipped all over the country. Raising cattle in the southwest provided the ranchers with lots of land and grass to feed the cattle.
Who controlled most of the railroads during the civil war?
The North controlled most of the railroads during the Civil War.
What industry did the Vanderbuilt family control?
Vanderbilt mainly controlled railroads, southern railroads in particular. His fortune started during the Industrial Revolution and it has been controlled by his family ever since.
What business did Cornelius Vanderbilt control by the late 1800s?
Railroad.Vanderbilt controlled all the railroads by the 1800s. He amassed quite a lot of wealth through the system.
Following the annexation of Hawaii agribusiness controlled?
plantationrailroadsbanks
As of 1700 what country controlled the region in the present day southwest of the US?
Spain
What kind of crafts did the Southwest Indians do?
They made Kachina Dolls. They are dolls that controlled things.Gods to them.
Why were there antitrust issues in anthracite mining?
In 1923 seven large companies owned and controlled an estimated 75 to 80 percent of the mining, transportation, and hauling of anthracite, each of which was controlled by the railroads
Who controlled the colony's in US?
The British controlled the colonies on the Eastern Coast. The Spanish had colonies in Florida and later in the Southwest, while the Dutch had colonies in the far northeast.
What event brought the American southwest under the control of the US?
The defeat of Mexico in the Mexican War.Before then the southwest was controlled by MexicoThe people who had lived there for centuries had Spanish ancestors and spoke Spanish
Why did the Anglos begin settling the southwest?
The Mexicanos called the white English speaking settlers AnglosAnglos were attracted to the Southwest by economic opportunities in ranching, farming and miningAs railroads connected the region with the rest of the country in the 1880s-90s Anglo settlement grew
Who controlled most of south America Central America and parts of North America including the southwest and Florida?
americans
Who controlled most of South America Central America and parts of North America including the Southwest and Florida by 1750?
Spain
