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The railroad industry expanded at a rapid rate in the years following the US Civil War. From 1870 to 1900, rail lines miles increased from 52,000 miles of tracks to 193,000 thousand. Railroads dominated US industry for a long period of time. They exerted allot of power in the Federal and state governments.
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∙ 9y agoDuring the 19th century all railroads began to use a common track width and they began transporting cattle. It was also the beginning of the transcontinental railroad.
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3. Why did people, particularly farmers, demand regulation of the railroads in the late 19th century?
In the late 19th century which nations unified?
Germany, Italy, and America; these counties became unified during the 19th century.
Which industry probably benefited at least from the expansion of the railroad system in the late 1800?
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Was basketball created in the 18th century?
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By providing land grants for building tracks.
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By providing land grants for building tracks.
What was the principal agent of industrial development in the late 19th century?
The Railroad
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Which man controlled much of the railroad industry by the late 19th century'?
Cornelius vanderbilt
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expansion of industry and immagration
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