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Why did the federal government provide land grants to companies to build railroads west?
It was because they needed railroads so they could of transport stuff that they needed from the west.
How did the railroads affect trade and business in the uinetd states?
Railroads allowed raw materials to travel to the East, and manufactured goods to travel to the West.
How did the railroads take advantage of farmers?
The railroads knew that the farmers needed the railroads to travel and trade so the prices were raised purposely to control the farmers.
What development in the mid 1800s helped encourage The American expansion to the west?
The construction of railroads in the West enabled faster and less expensive travel to settlers.
Why do people begin to choose railroads over canals?
Railroads provided faster travel; a train could travel much faster than a steamboat. Railroads were also cheaper and less labor-intensive to build, as canals required much back breaking digging and blasting, while railroads only needed people to nail down rails and crossbeams.
What was the most critical to the building of transcontinental railroads after the civil war?
connect east and west. Also needed to move the indians from the path and also needed Chinese labor
Railroads in the west?
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Why do railroads run east to west?
Railroads run in all directions.
Why did more railroads run east and west then north and south?
its because the railroads goes more to the east and the west
How did the railroads help develop the west?
fukk the west
What encouraged industrialization to expand from the eastern part of the US to the West?
Railroads
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.
