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The expansion of railroads across the nation helped the settlement of the 2,000 miles between Midwest and the West.

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The Dawes Act divided Indian reservations into approximately 160 acre plots for male family heads, with lesser amounts to individuals.

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New technology included the steel plow by John Deere, barbed wire by Joseph Glidden, and the windmill that was introduced in 1850.

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The Homestead Act provided settlers with 160 acres of land by simply living on it for 5 years and making improvements on it.

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Gold was discovered at Pikes Peak and the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges.

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Railroads had totaled 200,000 miles by the end of the 19th century

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The railroads stimulated growth of cities and created jobs. They also brought about a standardized

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The Homestead Act provided settlers with 160 acres of land for living on it for five years and making improvements on it.

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The Transcontinental Railroad went from Omaha to San Francisco and crossed 9 mountain ranges, and travelers could go from NewYork to San Fran in the same amount of time Ben Franklin could go from NYC to Boston.

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The steel plow was developed by John Deere and barbed wire was developed by Joseph Glidden.

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The homestead act gave families 160 acre plots of land as

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Workers for the railroad were comprised of Civil War veterans, Irish immigrants, and 10,000 hired Chinese immigrants.

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Railroads carried 3/4 of nations internal trade. Most of the railroad mileage lay East of Mississippi River. Civil war increased demand for more railroad.

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By the end of the 19th century, 200,000 miles of railroad track had been laid.

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Railroads bring about change and stimulate growth, brings the nation together, and the railroads standardized time.

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Railroads stimulated growth (jobs, new economies), brought the nation together through communication and transportation, and brought about standardized time.

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The Union Pacific Railroad began laying track westward from Omaha, and the Central Pacific Railroad began laying track eastward from Sacramento.

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The windmill helped farmers get fresh, clear water from underground wells.

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The Union Pacific Railroad began laying track westward from Omaha and the Central Pacific railroad began laying track eastward from Sacramento. These two railroads met in the middle.

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Two railroads made the expansion west easier the union and central pacific. These two made up the transcontinental railroad from Omaha to Sacr

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Railroad track stretched from Sacramento to Omaha which provided a faster source of transportation

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railroads, homestead act , new technology all of these things are advancements to the society and create a nation on the move.

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People began moving west after the Civil War ended. The Homestead Act gave each family 160 acres of land for free as long as they cultivated the land they were given.

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Development of railroads from San Francisco to Omaha. The windmill introduced in the 1850's and the steel plow created by John Deere. and the homestead act that gave the Indians with 160 acres of land, that they had to improve in 5 years.

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The building of rail roads. Spanned from San Francisco to Oklahoma. Chinese immigrants came over to help build the railroads. Discovery of steel. Gold and mining attracted people over to the West. Farming techniques/technology. Water filtration?

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Railroads change American life drastically by allowing people to travel faster from one place to another and trade east, more Chinese and Irish immigrants come to work on the railroads, railroads stimulate growth, brings the nation together, and standerdize time. New technology, steel plow, barbed wire, and the windmill. Also, new wealth is discovered through gold rushes.

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Expanding out to other regions of the country and finding different ways to obtain resources. (Gold, windmills, wells). More railroads were being built for a more faster way of transportation to either side of the country.