WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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used railroads to fight the Native Americans
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railroads killed the buffalo
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access to distant markets
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railroads were used to clear fields to allow farmers to grow wheat
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Detailed explanation-1: -The railroads benefitted western farmers the most by connecting them and their farms to America’s cities and markets. Farmers could now easily and quickly move their produce and farm goods to the cities to sell, and could import finished, manufactured goods from the industrial east.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the EXPANSION of RAILROAD transportation most BENEFIT FARMERS in the United States? By PROVIDING FARMERS with AFFORDABLE ACCESS to DISTANT MARKETS.
Detailed explanation-3: -It made commerce possible on a vast scale. In addition to transporting western food crops and raw materials to East Coast markets and manufactured goods from East Coast cities to the West Coast, the railroad also facilitated international trade.