WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Dividing the country into standardized time zones.
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Uniting the country’s markets that were separated geographically.
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Setting a maximum number of cars that a train could pull.
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Setting standards for materials used in railroad car construction.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Railroads became a major industry, stimulating other heavy industries such as iron and steel production. These advances in travel and transport helped drive settlement in the western regions of North America and were integral to the nation’s industrialization.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Railroads led to the discovery of profitable minerals. Railroads brought more people to the East Coast. Railroads brought more people to the East Coast. Railroads allowed farmers to sell their goods in distant markets.
Detailed explanation-4: -In what ways did the railroads help the nation’s economy grow? Expanded the transportation system, carried raw materials to factories and then took manufactured goods from factories to markets. Also expanded the areas where people could live and work.