WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Native Americans and settlers learned to cooperate with each other.
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Trade increased because people were able to ship items and there was great economic growth.
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The population of buffalo on the Great Plains increased.
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Fewer settlers moved out west.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Just as it opened the markets of the west coast and Asia to the east, it brought products of eastern industry to the growing populace beyond the Mississippi. The railroad ensured a production boom, as industry mined the vast resources of the middle and western continent for use in production.
Detailed explanation-2: -It made commerce possible on a vast scale. In addition to transporting western food crops and raw materials to East Coast markets and manufactured goods from East Coast cities to the West Coast, the railroad also facilitated international trade.
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 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-5: -What was the most significant economic impact of the transcontinental railroads during the late 1800’s? Expanding interstate trade by linking the economies of the east and west.