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The cow towns were at the railheads where cattle could be loaded and shipped on trains rather then having to drive them. The cattle buyers for eastern slaughter houses set up business there. In Kansas the progress of the railroads to the west was important because Kansas farmers feared the larger Texas cattle Ticks, so they legally blocked herds coming further east the farthest railhead.

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How did cow towns develop?

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Railroads were important to boom towns because for the most part, boom towns set up around railway stations. Boom towns were also built around mining sites, and railroads built near these sites. This was a way to transport people and mined goods to the east, while bringing more people to the west to mine.


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What kinds of neighborhoods were created by railroads?

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How did the invention of railroads help unify the unites states?

That the railroads connected towns to towns, overal connecting states to states, causing them to rely on each other.


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suburbs


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apples, bananas


How did railroads draw people to the west?

Railroads drew people to the west since new towns were built everywhere. There were towns popping up all over the west nd the railroads also brought in new jobs.


Why is the battle of Chickamawga's location important in the civil war?

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Why were railroads important to the growth of the Midwest?

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