WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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70%
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80%
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90%
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100%
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Detailed explanation-1: -Aided by federal land grants, there was a great deal of railroad construction after the Civil War, especially in the West. Trackage increased from 35, 000 miles in 1865 to 254, 000 miles in 1916, the eve of America’s entry into World War I.
Detailed explanation-2: -U.S. railways are privately owned and operated, though the Consolidated Rail Corporation was established by the federal government and Amtrak uses public funds to subsidize privately owned intercity passenger trains.
Detailed explanation-3: -1860: More than 30, 000 miles of railroad are in operation in the U.S..
Detailed explanation-4: -These men, names like James Hill, Jay and George Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Edward Harriman, and Collis P. Huntington are largely responsible for building much of the country’s network.