RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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Time Zones to regulate train schedules
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New towns and settlers
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The creation of new states
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Easier transportation of goods
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Detailed explanation-1: -Connecting the two American coasts made the economic export of Western resources to Eastern markets easier than ever before. The railroad also facilitated westward expansion, escalating conflicts between Native American tribes and settlers who now had easier access to new territories.
Detailed explanation-2: -Railroads had a significant impact when they were introduced to the American West in the 1870s. Rail access spurred white migration and land occupation, altered the cattle industry, and affected the soil ecosystem.
Detailed explanation-3: -Within ten years of its completion, the railroad shipped $50 million worth of freight coast to coast every year. Just as it opened the markets of the west coast and Asia to the east, it brought products of eastern industry to the growing populace beyond the Mississippi.