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.
The method of transportation that contributed most to westward migration in the late 19th century was the transcontinental railroad. Completed in 1869, it provided a faster and more efficient means for settlers, goods, and resources to travel across the vast distances of the United States. The railroad significantly reduced travel time, opened up new markets, and facilitated the movement of people into previously inaccessible territories, thereby driving westward expansion.
3. Why did people, particularly farmers, demand regulation of the railroads in the late 19th century?
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Germany, Italy, and America; these counties became unified during the 19th century.
It was not at the time, but today more people appreciate impressionism than any other style of the late 19th century.
By providing land grants for building tracks.
By providing land grants for building tracks.
The Railroad
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius vanderbilt
expansion of industry and immagration
Those who favored American imperial expansion in the late 19th and early 20th century believed it would provide bases for the U.S. Navy.
Monopoly (Apex)
The Irish came to the U.S. in the late 19th century
1873 was the 19th century (1800-1899).
early 19th century
Charles Finney was the American revivalist of the late 19th century.