USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Railroads contributed to urban growth during the Second Industrial Revolution by making travel times much quicker, allowing for more goods to be delivered in cities. This, in turn, helped with factory growth and transporting people in greater numbers on a more consistent basis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Receiving millions of acres of public lands from Congress, the railroads were assured land on which to lay the tracks and land to sell, the proceeds of which helped companies finance the construction of their railroads. Not all railroads were built with government assistance, however.

Detailed explanation-3: -“Cities grew because industrial factories required large workforces and workers and their families needed places to live near their jobs. Factories and cities attracted millions of immigrants looking for work and a better life in the United States.”