WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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hospitality of the Native American tribes inhabiting the region
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construction of railroads west of the Mississippi River
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freeing of slaves in the southern states
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influx of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -The completion of the railroads to the West following the Civil War opened up vast areas of the region to settlement and economic development.
Detailed explanation-2: -The opportunity to work in the cattle industry; to be a “cowboy” Faster travel to the West by railroad; availability of supplies due to the railroad. The opportunity to own land cheaply under the Homestead Act.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following was the MAIN reason for the RAPID settlement of the GREAT PLAINS during the late 1800s? Congress passed a law allowing people to claims public land and CONVERT it to PRIVATE PROPERTY through HOMESTEADING.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which factor helped farmers on the Great Plains overcome opposition from cattle ranchers? Ranchers refused to divide up the open range. Heavy rains made the Great Plains more suitable to planting than grazing.