USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

MANIFEST DESTINY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did the growth of railroad systems changes the North?
A
It helped transport people
B
Many fast moving rivers made it easy for mills and factories to be built along them.
C
Gave many people jobs by becoming the North’s biggest business in the 1840s and improved the lives of many people
D
Hearing impairments
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Railroads became a major industry, stimulating other heavy industries such as iron and steel production. These advances in travel and transport helped drive settlement in the western regions of North America and were integral to the nation’s industrialization.

Detailed explanation-2: -The railroads were the key to economic growth in the second half of the nineteenth century. Besides making it possible to ship agricultural and manufactured goods throughout the country cheaply and efficiently, they directly contributed to the development of other industries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Railroads could transport materials needed faster than before, which helped factories produce goods. This helped big business to grow. The railroad also let people from the country move into the city, which helped provide a work force for the factories.

Detailed explanation-4: -Not only did the railroads transport raw materials used in industrial production, such as coal and iron ore, the railroads were also one of the largest consumers of raw materials in their own right. The growth of railroads thus led to growth in other industries, such as timber and coal.

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