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The transcontinental railroad led the United States to have over 160,000 miles of track, making railroad companies some of the first large corporations as people and businesses relied on them for travel and transport. Railroads helped the economy grow by connecting cities, farms, factories and mines across the country. Large businesses also encouraged open immigration policies to help their companies continue expanding.
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RAILROADS: AMERICA'S FIRST BIG
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In 1882, the year T. S. Hudson scampered across America, clocks in New York and Boston were 11
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Railroads were big business in the mid to late 1800s in the United States. Explain why railroads
were so important to citizens of America at this time. Be sure to include in your answer railroads
monopolies and other economic abuses of the railroads (short answer question).
Solution
Railroads were big business in the mid to late 1800s in the United States.
In the mid to late 1800s or in Beginning in the nineteenth century in the United States. Until the
late 1800s the federal government encouraged the growth of big business. By the end of the
century.A huge system of railroads was developed that to moved goods and people across great
distances, facilitated the settlement of large portions of the country, created towns and cities, and
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late 1800s the federal government encouraged the growth of big business. By the end of the
century.A huge system of railroads was developed that to moved goods and people across great
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large-scale production\" With these huge amount of capital, the railroad companies were able to
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With this control in Washington, there was no way to stop the overwhelming control of this
industry over society. So we can say that the entire nation was subject to the whims of this
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