RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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Question
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The markets of Asia were opened to American products
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The coasts of America were connected by industry.
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The landscapes of the West were protected from commercial development
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The resources of the East were used to develop midwestern cities.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement BEST describes how the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad contributed to the closing of the American frontier? The coasts of America were connected by industry.
Detailed explanation-2: -TEKS 15A: Which statement describes how the Transcontinental Railroad affected the United States during the late 1800s? The railroad contributed to the rapid settlement and growth of towns in the West.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did the contributions of these post-Reconstruction businessmen affect the United States? Their entrepreneurship helped the United States become a world industrial power.
Detailed explanation-4: -And yet, by the 1880s, the great cattle drives were largely done. The railroads had created them, and the railroads ended them: railroad lines pushed into Texas and made the great drives obsolete.
Detailed explanation-5: -As a consequence of the war, the Allies created the United Nations, an organization for international cooperation and diplomacy, similar to the League of Nations. Members of the United Nations agreed to outlaw wars of aggression in an attempt to avoid a third world war.