WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
It transported agricultural products to processing centers and helped major industries such as flour milling and meat processing develop in cities like Chicago.
|
|
|
It transported people to the cities to work in factories.
|
|
|
It transported Native Americans to the west.
|
|
|
It transported raw materials to build factories in the west.
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The railroads benefitted western farmers the most by connecting them and their farms to America’s cities and markets. Farmers could now easily and quickly move their produce and farm goods to the cities to sell, and could import finished, manufactured goods from the industrial east.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement describes how the Transcontinental Railroad affected the United States during the late 1800s? The railroad contributed to the rapid settlement and growth of towns in the West.
Detailed explanation-3: -Railroads became a major industry, stimulating other heavy industries such as iron and steel production. These advances in travel and transport helped drive settlement in the western regions of North America and were integral to the nation’s industrialization.
Detailed explanation-4: -The railroads created bureaus and sent agents to the East and to Europe to attract potential settlers on these lands.