WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Railroads, windmills, steel plows, and barbed wire are all examples of-
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items used to settle the Appalachian Mountains during the Gold Rush.
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native american technology.
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inventions and adaptations used to settle the Great Plains.
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innovations of WWI.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The completion of the railroads to the West following the Civil War opened up vast areas of the region to settlement and economic development. White settlers from the East poured across the Mississippi to mine, farm, and ranch.
Detailed explanation-3: -Technology helped ease some of the strain and, in some cases, ensured success. Canals, stagecoaches, and railroads made it possible for thousands of people to settle the West.
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