They brought settlers and miners to the region, and carried the resources back to factories in the East.
it made it easier to get from one place to the other
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The government gave railroad companies large pieces of land.
White Americans justified the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad with the concept of Manifest Destiny. They believed that the United States was meant to control as much land as possible. To accomplish this, the country must first stretch "from sea to shining sea." A railroad that spanned the entire nation would help to achieve this goal. However, to get the land for a railroad, Native American rights to territory had to be taken away as quickly as possibly to make way for construction.
Building a railroad is often a good way to help develop a region.
it made it easier to get from one place to the other
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The railroad united the nation.
No, he didn't precisely help finish the railroad, although he did help fund it. It was Leland Stanford who really finished the railroad.
It tied the nation together.
It tied the nation together.