i think is because they had better technology to help them.
in the late 1800's
to pump water; to grind grain
Building the transcontinental took several years during the 1800's and 1900's.
1800
Congress moved into the still unfinished US Capitol Building and held the second session of the 6th Congress from November 17, 1800 - March 3, 1801 in the building.
The Capitol building was completed in 1800.
There were Turnpike trusts which looked after sections of road and new ways of building roads where invented! This happened during the Transport Revolution!
Industrial consolidation and trusts reduced competition during the late 1800's =)
In the 1800's ther were building codes in place but they were very weak and did not have many regulations included
Thomas Willsford has written: 'The art of building' -- subject(s): Building, Early works to 1800
During the 1800's , democracy grew in industrialized countries even as foreign expansion increased
The 1800's