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One thing the Transcontinental Railroad did for the west was eliminating the Oregon Trail. Essentially, you could move to the West (California predominantly) without the hardships, many times death, that came with traveling the Oregon Trail.

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Railroads brought supplies and people from the east which made western towns grow

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Q: How did the railroads change the west?
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What economic and social factors change the west after the civil war?

The railroads and the defeat of the Indian Nations.


How did change the west?

Railroads brought supplies and people from the east which made western towns grow


Railroads in the west?

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Why do railroads run east to west?

Railroads run in all directions.


Why did more railroads run east and west then north and south?

its because the railroads goes more to the east and the west


How did the railroads help develop the west?

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What encouraged industrialization to expand from the eastern part of the US to the West?

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How did railroads draw people to the west?

Railroads drew people to the west since new towns were built everywhere. There were towns popping up all over the west nd the railroads also brought in new jobs.


Why did the federal government provide land grants to companies to build railroads west?

It was because they needed railroads so they could of transport stuff that they needed from the west.


How did government and railroads encourage settlement of the west?

The government continued to pass laws to encourage people to settle the West, while the railroads made transportation from the east to the west faster and more convenient.


How did railroads effect economic developments in the west?

The railroads allowed for easier transporting of goods from east to west so the west could build faster with materials sent from the east. Hopefully you are asking about the American west because that is how I answered it.


What railroads were in the old West?

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