4-1 Railroads transformed the economy and the geography of the united states in the late 1800s
The development of the railroads generated incredible wealth for the railroad barons.
The growth of the railroads created demand for other industries (lumber, iron, steel)
Trains allowed for people to settle across the country.
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With the economy growing after the civil war, many buisnesses looked for ways to expand. To do so, entreprenuers have had to raise capital in the form of money
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The change was possible because the united states had the resources needed for a growing economy among these resoruces were what economix call the factors of porductiond land, labor capital
Still Became big buisness during the eara too. The strong metal was dieal for making railroad trackes, bridges and many more other products.
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Indsutrial growth created jobs. Yet factory workers pay the price for an economy.
Dissatisfied workers organize into groups, labor unions,to demand better pay and working conditions. Earlier in the 1800s, skilled workers and certain trade aircrafts had formed unions
People often worked in unsafe and unhealthy conditions. Steelworkers suffered terrible burns coal minerals died and cave-ins.
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Immigration to the united states shifted in the late eighteen hundreds. Before 1865 most immagrants other than ensaved americans had come from nothern and western europe. In addition to growing immagration from eastern and Southern europe, many people came to the united states from china and Japan after the civil war.Many of these newcomers work ethic or JEws. Few of them spoke english. TO some americans that did not see to blend into society as easily earlier imagrants had
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In 1870 one of the four americans lived in the community of 2,5000 or more people. By 1910, nearly lived in an urban area a thickly populated city. A growing network of railroads fed city growth. Railroads helped move people and raw materials for industry.Some cities had acces to key resources. Nearby iron ore and COfield helps Pittsburgh a center for iron and steel manufactuting
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Americans in 1865 went to school for an average of just 4 hours. However in an unbanizd nation, education was increasing the key to success. The growth of public education was greatest at the high school level.
Around 1900, schools began practining a new educational phioschopy.
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In the late eighteen hundreds, calls for reform the correction of abuse has or errors in the society grew in the united states.
Thye had several goals for fixing it and improving goverments. Reformers wanted to stop the power of political losses. They founded organizations such as the national muncipal league to make the city goverment more interest
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The lives of middle-class woman change during the late eighteen hundreds. As people moved from farms to citiesl fewer children were needed to help a family survive. WOman found another way to use their talents and energy in womans club. The number of womans clubs grew rapidly. At first they focused on things such as music and painting.
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