WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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How did the Transcontinental Railroad affect western America?
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People could travel west faster; more land was settled.
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The South became a major railroad center.
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New England became more isolated.
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Port (water) cities were no longer important.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Connecting the two American coasts made the economic export of Western resources to Eastern markets easier than ever before. The railroad also facilitated westward expansion, escalating conflicts between Native American tribes and settlers who now had easier access to new territories.
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