The railroad turned cattle ranching into a very profitable business, attracting more people to come to the West. It also helped people travel more easily and made it more efficient for necessary supplies to be brought to the West.
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After the transcontinental railroad finished laying tracks from the eastern shore to the western shore in the United States, people were free to travel wherever they wanted in the United States. Many people hopped on the railroad and road to settle down in other towns to the west.
It opened up the west by creating settlements, farms, cattle ranching, discovered many natural reasources such as silver and gold.
The railroads helped by shipping goods from one place to another.And it helped business people reach more clients
The Gadsden Purchase of 1853 purchased land that Mexico had retained under the Mexican Cession. The land south of the Gila River allowed a southern route to Texas, avoiding mountainous terrain.
The driving event was the westward expansion of U.S. territory, esp. in connection with the Mexican War (the product of the annexation of Texas). How the territories were to be organized - whether open to slavery or not - became a burning issue. The territorial issue was intensified at the end of the decade, by California's growth (aided immensely by the Gold Rush) and the issue of building a transcontinental railroad through the territories to link east & west.
Made Americans strongly individualistic and self-reliant.
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Moved goods and people quickerrailroads boosted the economy the same way as the internet: the idea of globalization. Making travel easier, products quicker to transport, and so on, it brought the country together. As the supply for medicine, food, and other products increased, the demand decreased; and so the economy was "boosted" by the speed and efficiency of railroad travel/shipments.