RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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Question
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farmers would use the railroads to ship products to markets in the cities
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they needed more people to build railroad tracks
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they needed sharecroppers to farm the land owned by the railroads
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settlers would grow cotton and ship it to the south
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Detailed explanation-1: -The construction of railroads provided easy access to the Great Plains. Railroad companies sold land along the rail lines at low prices and provided credit to prospective settlers. Railroads opened offices throughout the United States and in major cities in Europe where land was scarce.
Detailed explanation-2: -Railroads were an important technological advance that made it possible to settle the West. They could bring in supplies at an affordable price. They also made it possible for farmers to ship out their crops and ranchers to ship out their cattle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Railroad companies heavily promoted the lands that ran alongside their tracks, encouraging Americans to settle and build towns, mainly because these communities provided the train’s freight cars with needed businesses and consumers.
Detailed explanation-4: -The railroads created bureaus and sent agents to the East and to Europe to attract potential settlers on these lands. Portraying the West as a land of limitless opportunity, the bureaus offered long-term loans and free transportation to the West.