WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Railroads led to shortages of raw materials for factories and of workers on farms
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Railroads stimulated the construction of steamships to trade up and down rivers
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Railroads created time zones, the growth of cities, and the first truly national market.
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Railroads caused cotton, rice, and wheat production to move from the Southeast to the West Coast
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Detailed explanation-1: -Railroads expanded significantly, bringing even remote parts of the country into a national market economy. Industrial growth transformed American society. It produced a new class of wealthy industrialists and a prosperous middle class. It also produced a vastly expanded blue collar working class.
Detailed explanation-2: -The railroad opened the way for the settlement of the West, provided new economic opportunities, stimulated the development of town and communities, and generally tied the country together.
Detailed explanation-3: -How were Americans most influenced by the growth of railroads after the Civil War? Railroads led to shortages of raw materials for factories and the migration of workers to farms. Railroads stimulated the construction of steamships to trade up and down America’s inland rivers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Railroads contributed to urban growth during the Second Industrial Revolution by making travel times much quicker, allowing for more goods to be delivered in cities. This, in turn, helped with factory growth and transporting people in greater numbers on a more consistent basis.