WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Stimulated growth of other industries (steel, iron, coal)
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Helped cities grow and expand westward
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Prompted the creation of Time Zones
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Aided western farmers with lower rates
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the Civil War, the nation’s farmers were poised to enjoy new opportunities and great prosperity. The Homestead Act of 1862 offered cheap land for sale out West for settlers to establish farms. Railroads attracted settlement because of the ease of travel and for shipping agricultural goods to distant markets.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Complaints of Farmers They generally blamed low prices on over-production. Second, farmers alleged that monopolistic railroads and grain elevators charged unfair prices for their services.
Detailed explanation-3: -Railroads completely transformed the United States socially, politically, and economically during the Gilded Age. Literally the engine of the new industrialized economy, they facilitated the speedy transportation of raw materials and finished goods from coast to coast.
Detailed explanation-4: -Farmers faced a number of problems during the Gilded Age. The problems included crop failures and low prices for their crops, the latter often the result of monopolies on grain operators and railroads. In an effort to resolve the problems, the farmers established the Granges and formed the Populist Party.