Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and​ Illinois.
Presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln won the state of Michigan during the 1860 presidential election. Lincoln won most of the Midwest and northern states.
The amount of "manufacturing" in the United States more than doubled between 1860 and 1900.
It moved toward the West
price of goods went down
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin.
Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and​ Illinois.
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Rail Road Tracks
Railroad Tracks.
The railroad united the nation.
By 1860 the Midwest and the West were united by a network of telegraph wires. The network of telegraph wires played a big role in the Civil War.
rate of births
Rail Road Tracks
The Midwest developed agriculturally, and its earliest important industries processed natural resources. Both a large absolute and percentage increase in manufacturing employment occurred in cities between 1860 and 1920; all levels-the nation, belt, and each section of the belt-participated
The invention of the steam engine in tandem with cable tools changed the nature of oil and gas drilling from 1860 to 1930. During this time, crude oil was gaining favor as an illuminant, replacing whale oil used for lamps.