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3 years ago
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What effect did the Transcontinental Railroad have on America's western frontier?

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Anastasy [175]3 years ago
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Answer:

The completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 had a huge impact on the West. It encouraged further settlement in the West as it made travelling their cheaper and easier. It also encouraged the development of towns along the railroad, as the railroad made the west less isolated.

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