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From a farmers point of view how did railroads play in creating his economic hardships?
Railroads know that farmers need to ship their crops across the country, and there was really only one railroad going through their town, so they had no choice on which railroad. The railroads took advantage of this and over charged them.
What does the case of Munn v Illinois gave states the right to regulate?
Munn v. Illinois, 94 US 113 (1877)The US Supreme Court defined certain private businesses as "private utilities" operating in the public interest, and gave the States the right to regulate the prices they charged their customers. Munn specifically addressed the use of grain elevators, but the Court's decision applied the regulatory rights across a broad spectrum of industries, including railroads, that operated intrastate.
Railroads did not provide a way to travel across?
yes
What is a sentence using the word settlers?
The settlers charged across the plains, despite the blizzard that threatened them.
What cities were connected by transcontinental railroads?
Transcontinental railroads primarily connected the eastern United States with the western frontier. The most notable example is the First Transcontinental Railroad, completed in 1869, which linked Sacramento, California, and Omaha, Nebraska. This connection facilitated the movement of people and goods across the country, significantly impacting economic growth and westward expansion. Other railroads, such as the Southern Pacific and the Northern Pacific, also established important links between various cities across the nation.
When did the railroads begin to expand across the US towards California?
1732
What did hunters shoot while riding the railroads across the West?
bufflo
What power enables congress to regulate work conditions across the nation?
to regulate commerce
What is a railroad that runs across a continent called?
Anything that runs across a continent is called transcontinental. This includes railroads.
What has the author J Brunlees written?
J. Brunlees has written: 'Proposed ship-railway across the Isthmus of Suez' -- subject(s): Ship-railroads, Railroads
To help extand railroads accross the nation the government gave what to the people?
The government gave land grants to people to help extend railroads across the country.
How did railroads increase the need for time zones?
Before railroads, everyone used the sun as their source of time. With railroads, people needed a standardized time system because of shipping and settlers moving from east to west because the sun rises and sets a different times on both sides of the U.S.
