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It made it quicker and easier to travel
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The cost of shipping goods went down. A company could produce and ship more things to more people. One reason many big companies were in Chicago is that it was the hub for all trains going east and west. A company like Sears would open a warehouse and could ship every item from their catalog to any place in the country (that's what they did too). That in turn had a way to have companies make and sell more. A person who made dolls for Sears would make more dolls and growth took place in business all the way around.
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coal industry
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the federal trade commission
What role did railroads play in the growth of coal industry?
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Railroads- apex
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How did the steel industry help railroads?
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Why did the railroad become the most important method of transportation?
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How did the wood industry change because of railroads?
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Harriet Tubman
Who were the key participants in the interstate commerce act?
In 1887 Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to Federal regulation.
